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1 year ago

We Have Two COVID Vaccines Now

Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker

You Can’t Beat COVID-19 With Diet, No Matter What the Internet Tells You

Health

1 year ago

You Can’t Beat COVID-19 With Diet, No Matter What the Internet Tells You

Sam Blum

Health

1 year ago

How mRNA Vaccines Work

Beth Skwarecki

Travel

1 year ago

How They Made a Vaccine So Fast

Beth Skwarecki

What to Do If You’re Exposed to COVID-19

Health

1 year ago

What to Do If You’re Exposed to COVID-19

Sam Blum

How Joe Biden Plans to Tackle COVID in His First 100 Days

Communicate

1 year ago

How Joe Biden Plans to Tackle COVID in His First 100 Days

Sam Blum

What Will It Feel Like to Get a COVID Vaccine?

Health

1 year ago

What Will It Feel Like to Get a COVID Vaccine?

Beth Skwarecki

Your Field Guide to the Four Potential U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines

Travel

1 year ago

Your Field Guide to the Four Potential U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines

Beth Skwarecki

We Need to Talk About That Danish ‘Masks Don’t Work’ Study

Travel

1 year ago

We Need to Talk About That Danish ‘Masks Don’t Work’ Study

Beth Skwarecki

You Can Play These Popular Board and Card Games Online With Friends

Life

1 year ago

You Can Play These Popular Board and Card Games Online With Friends

Emily Price

How to Safely Return to Exercise After You’ve Had COVID-19

Health

2 years ago

How to Safely Return to Exercise After You’ve Had COVID-19

Beth Skwarecki

Travel

2 years ago

Masks Protect the Wearer, Too

Beth Skwarecki

There’s New Coronavirus Vaccine Data, and It’s OK to Actually Feel Hopeful

Home

2 years ago

There’s New Coronavirus Vaccine Data, and It’s OK to Actually Feel Hopeful

Beth Skwarecki

If Your Mask Has a Valve, It’s Half Useless

Health

2 years ago

If Your Mask Has a Valve, It’s Half Useless

Beth Skwarecki

What to Know About the Latest Coronavirus Vaccine Results

Travel

2 years ago

What to Know About the Latest Coronavirus Vaccine Results

Beth Skwarecki

What A COVID-19 Antibody Test Can (And Cannot) Tell You

Health

2 years ago

What A COVID-19 Antibody Test Can (And Cannot) Tell You

Rachel Fairbank and Beth Skwarecki

Better Understand Your COVID Risk With This App

Health

2 years ago

Better Understand Your COVID Risk With This App

Beth Skwarecki

There’s Now an FDA-Approved Treatment for COVID-19

Health

2 years ago

There’s Now an FDA-Approved Treatment for COVID-19

Beth Skwarecki

Sorry, Mouthwash Isn’t a Coronavirus Cure

Health

2 years ago

Sorry, Mouthwash Isn’t a Coronavirus Cure

Beth Skwarecki

Melbourne’s Changed COVID-19 Restrictions: What You Need To Know

Health

2 years ago

Melbourne’s Changed COVID-19 Restrictions: What You Need To Know

Alex Kidman

Following the Gym Rules Won’t Always Protect You

Health

2 years ago

Following the Gym Rules Won’t Always Protect You

Beth Skwarecki

Travel

2 years ago

Herd Immunity Won’t Save Us

Beth Skwarecki

When Can You Be Around People Again After You Have COVID-19?

Health

2 years ago

When Can You Be Around People Again After You Have COVID-19?

Beth Skwarecki

Life

2 years ago

It’s Worth Watching ‘Contagion’ Again

Beth Skwarecki

Health

2 years ago

Testing Alone Doesn’t Stop the Virus

Beth Skwarecki

Health

2 years ago

COVID Isn’t Harmless to Young People

Beth Skwarecki

Wanna Win A $500 Uber Eats Voucher? Take This Love & Dating Survey

Home

2 years ago

Wanna Win A $500 Uber Eats Voucher? Take This Love & Dating Survey

Lifehacker Australia

Everything You Need To Know About Changes To JobKeeper Payments

Career

2 years ago

Everything You Need To Know About Changes To JobKeeper Payments

Kate Venman

How to Track COVID-19 Trends on Google Maps

Communicate

2 years ago

How to Track COVID-19 Trends on Google Maps

David Murphy

How Wearing a Mask Could Help Build Immunity to COVID-19

Health

2 years ago

How Wearing a Mask Could Help Build Immunity to COVID-19

Larisa Labzin

Can Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

Health

2 years ago

Can Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

Simon Kolstoe

Can We Use Australia’s Air Force to Bring Home Stranded Aussies Overseas?

Travel

2 years ago

Can We Use Australia’s Air Force to Bring Home Stranded Aussies Overseas?

Peter Layton

Cloth Masks Don’t Protect Against Wildfire Smoke

Travel

2 years ago

Cloth Masks Don’t Protect Against Wildfire Smoke

Beth Skwarecki

Why Humans Can Be Cruel to Animals and Our Pets

Home

2 years ago

Why Humans Can Be Cruel to Animals and Our Pets

David Killoren, Robert Streiffer

2

Common Questions About Victoria’s New Roadmap, Answered

Home

2 years ago

Common Questions About Victoria’s New Roadmap, Answered

Liam Petterson, Sunanda Creagh

What Is a Recession and Should I Be Worried?

Money

2 years ago

What Is a Recession and Should I Be Worried?

Sarah Basford Canales

The Coronavirus Restrictions in Your State

Health

2 years ago

The Coronavirus Restrictions in Your State

Liam Petterson, Sunanda Creagh, Wes Mountain

1

The 20 Most In-Demand Jobs in Australia Right Now

Career

2 years ago

The 20 Most In-Demand Jobs in Australia Right Now

Sarah Basford Canales

How to Make the Most of Australia’s Record-Low Petrol Prices

Money

2 years ago

How to Make the Most of Australia’s Record-Low Petrol Prices

Sarah Basford Canales

2

How a COVID Bubble System Could Work in Australia

Health

2 years ago

How a COVID Bubble System Could Work in Australia

Mary-Louise McLaws

1

The NSW-Victoria Border Closure: Here’s What’s Changed

Travel

2 years ago

The NSW-Victoria Border Closure: Here’s What’s Changed

Sarah Basford Canales

No, COVID Deaths Aren’t ‘Only 6%’ of What’s Documented

Health

2 years ago

No, COVID Deaths Aren’t ‘Only 6%’ of What’s Documented

Beth Skwarecki

Health

2 years ago

Take a Free Course on COVID-19 From MIT

Beth Skwarecki

1

Send Your Melbourne Mates in Lockdown Free Sweet Treats via Uber Eats This Week

Life

2 years ago

Send Your Melbourne Mates in Lockdown Free Sweet Treats via Uber Eats This Week

Mariam Gabaji

Health

2 years ago

7 Ways to Make Quarantine Work Better

Holly Seale

8 Strange Ways Coronavirus Can Affect Your Skin

Health

2 years ago

8 Strange Ways Coronavirus Can Affect Your Skin

Michael Freeman

1

Home

2 years ago

Six Stoic Tips for Surviving Lockdown

Matthew Sharpe

Can I Be Forced to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Under the Law?

Health

2 years ago

Can I Be Forced to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Under the Law?

Maria O'Sullivan

7

Scams Are Spiking During COVID — Here’s 5 Tips to Protect Yourself

Security

2 years ago

Scams Are Spiking During COVID — Here’s 5 Tips to Protect Yourself

Sarah Basford Canales

Do Not Freak Out About Coronavirus on Frozen Chicken

Travel

2 years ago

Do Not Freak Out About Coronavirus on Frozen Chicken

Beth Skwarecki

5

Health

2 years ago

Beware of Fake COVID ‘Studies’

Beth Skwarecki

How to Know If Your Face Mask Actually Works

Life

2 years ago

How to Know If Your Face Mask Actually Works

C Raina MacIntyre

What We Know (and Don’t) About Russia’s Supposed COVID-19 Vaccine

Home

2 years ago

What We Know (and Don’t) About Russia’s Supposed COVID-19 Vaccine

Elizabeth Yuko

1

Health

2 years ago

How to Find a Psychologist Who Does Telehealth Appointments

Sarah Basford Canales

1

No, Neck Gaiters Weren’t Proven to be Worse Than No Face Mask

Health

2 years ago

No, Neck Gaiters Weren’t Proven to be Worse Than No Face Mask

Beth Skwarecki

PSA: Extra Hygiene Precautions Won’t Weaken Our Immune Systems

Health

2 years ago

PSA: Extra Hygiene Precautions Won’t Weaken Our Immune Systems

Vasso Apostolopoulos, Maja Husaric, Maximilian de Courten

1

Will Victorians Stick to Stage 4 Restrictions? Our Perceptions Might Be the Key

Health

2 years ago

Will Victorians Stick to Stage 4 Restrictions? Our Perceptions Might Be the Key

Liam Smith, Jim Curtis

Travel

2 years ago

Here’s What’s Happening With Your Travel Points for Australia’s Airlines

Sarah Basford Canales

How to Tell if You Can Trust the Latest Coronavirus Headlines

Life

2 years ago

How to Tell if You Can Trust the Latest Coronavirus Headlines

Elizabeth Yuko

1

How to Access the Government’s Pandemic Leave

Organise

2 years ago

How to Access the Government’s Pandemic Leave

Sarah Basford Canales

How to Figure Out Your 5km Radius Using These Tools

Life

2 years ago

How to Figure Out Your 5km Radius Using These Tools

Sarah Basford Canales

2

What You Can and Can’t Do Under Melbourne’s Stage 4 Restrictions

Health

2 years ago

What You Can and Can’t Do Under Melbourne’s Stage 4 Restrictions

Sarah Basford Canales

Where to Buy Face Masks and Help People in Need

Health

2 years ago

Where to Buy Face Masks and Help People in Need

Mariam Gabaji

Handy Life Skills You Can Learn in Lockdown

Home

2 years ago

Handy Life Skills You Can Learn in Lockdown

Leah J. Williams

We Still Don’t Know All the Long-Term Consequences of ‘Mild’ COVID-19

Travel

2 years ago

We Still Don’t Know All the Long-Term Consequences of ‘Mild’ COVID-19

Beth Skwarecki

Can Liquid Chalk Really Double as a Hand Sanitiser?

Travel

2 years ago

Can Liquid Chalk Really Double as a Hand Sanitiser?

Beth Skwarecki

How to Turn Your Coronavirus Mask Into a Fashion Statement

Health

2 years ago

How to Turn Your Coronavirus Mask Into a Fashion Statement

Leah J. Williams

How to Tell When a Place is COVID Safe in NSW

Health

2 years ago

How to Tell When a Place is COVID Safe in NSW

Lisa Bricknell

What You Should Know Before Buying Hand Sanitiser

Health

2 years ago

What You Should Know Before Buying Hand Sanitiser

Sarah Basford Canales

Travel

2 years ago

We’re Still in the First Wave

Elizabeth Yuko

That Viral Video About a COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Is Wrong

Travel

2 years ago

That Viral Video About a COVID-19 ‘Cure’ Is Wrong

Beth Skwarecki

How to Tell Whether It’s Allergies, a Cold or Coronavirus

Life

2 years ago

How to Tell Whether It’s Allergies, a Cold or Coronavirus

David King

Dogs, Not Cats, Make Australians Feel Less Lonely During Coronavirus

Home

2 years ago

Dogs, Not Cats, Make Australians Feel Less Lonely During Coronavirus

Sarah Basford Canales

How to Watch the AFL 2020 Season, Online and Free

Entertainment

2 years ago

How to Watch the AFL 2020 Season, Online and Free

Lifehacker Australia

1

Long-Term Symptoms of COVID-19 — Here’s What We Know So Far

Health

2 years ago

Long-Term Symptoms of COVID-19 — Here’s What We Know So Far

Peter Wark

Health

2 years ago

Can You Actually Exercise Too Much?

Paul Millington, Ally Briggs, Colin Ayre, Jamie Moseley

1

It’s Even More Important to Get Your Flu Shot This Year

Travel

2 years ago

It’s Even More Important to Get Your Flu Shot This Year

Beth Skwarecki

How to Distinguish Between Coronavirus and Cold Symptoms

Health

2 years ago

How to Distinguish Between Coronavirus and Cold Symptoms

Sarah Basford Canales

How to Make a Face Mask Without a Sewing Machine

Health

2 years ago

How to Make a Face Mask Without a Sewing Machine

Lucy Cocoran

Here’s What Australians Googled in the First Half of 2020

Life

2 years ago

Here’s What Australians Googled in the First Half of 2020

Sarah Basford Canales

Health

2 years ago

Why You Can Smell a Fart Through a Mask

Beth Skwarecki

3

13 Insider Tips on How to Wear a Mask Comfortably

Health

2 years ago

13 Insider Tips on How to Wear a Mask Comfortably

Craig Lockwood, Zoe Jordan

Why Aren’t Melbourne’s Coronavirus Case Numbers Going Down?

Health

2 years ago

Why Aren’t Melbourne’s Coronavirus Case Numbers Going Down?

Vasso Apostolopoulos, Maja Husaric, Maximilian de Courten

1

JobKeeper Extended for 6 Months — Here’s What You Need to Know

Life

2 years ago

JobKeeper Extended for 6 Months — Here’s What You Need to Know

Sarah Basford Canales

When and How to Get Tested for Coronavirus

Health

2 years ago

When and How to Get Tested for Coronavirus

Trent Yarwood

Why Coronavirus Seems to Be Causing Some People Long-Term Fatigue

Health

2 years ago

Why Coronavirus Seems to Be Causing Some People Long-Term Fatigue

Frances Williams

How to Keep Track of All the Potential Coronavirus Treatments

Health

2 years ago

How to Keep Track of All the Potential Coronavirus Treatments

Beth Skwarecki

Eliminating Coronavirus in Australia is a Tough Ask and There’s no Guarantee It’ll Work

Health

2 years ago

Eliminating Coronavirus in Australia is a Tough Ask and There’s no Guarantee It’ll Work

Sarah Basford Canales

2

50% of Australians Feel More Lonely Since Coronavirus Restrictions Began

Health

2 years ago

50% of Australians Feel More Lonely Since Coronavirus Restrictions Began

Michelle H Lim

Entertainment

2 years ago

How To Use Amazon Prime’s Video Store

Sarah Basford

The Difference Between Coronavirus Eradication, Elimination and Suppression

Health

2 years ago

The Difference Between Coronavirus Eradication, Elimination and Suppression

Anita Heywood, C Raina MacIntyre

JobTrainer Is the Latest Coronavirus Job Initiative — What Does it Mean, And Are You Eligible?

Organise

2 years ago

JobTrainer Is the Latest Coronavirus Job Initiative — What Does it Mean, And Are You Eligible?

Sarah Basford Canales

PSA: Don’t Buy Into ‘Anti-Virus’ Activewear

Health

2 years ago

PSA: Don’t Buy Into ‘Anti-Virus’ Activewear

Sarah Basford Canales

Why Masks Feel Uncomfortable Even When You’re Breathing Just Fine

Life

2 years ago

Why Masks Feel Uncomfortable Even When You’re Breathing Just Fine

Beth Skwarecki

Why Cutting the Wealthy’s Taxes Is the Worst Way to Deal With Australia’s Economic Crisis

Money

2 years ago

Why Cutting the Wealthy’s Taxes Is the Worst Way to Deal With Australia’s Economic Crisis

John Quiggin

Travel

2 years ago

Can You Catch COVID-19 Twice?

Beth Skwarecki

Health

2 years ago

How Different Face Masks Work

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai

This Map from Harvard Will Show You All the COVID Hotspots in the US

Life

2 years ago

This Map from Harvard Will Show You All the COVID Hotspots in the US

Elizabeth Yuko

3 Ways Working from Home Could Be Good or Bad for Your Health

Organise

2 years ago

3 Ways Working from Home Could Be Good or Bad for Your Health

Carol T Kulik, Ruchi Sinha

How to Track Victoria’s Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cases with New Interactive Maps

Life

2 years ago

How to Track Victoria’s Skyrocketing Coronavirus Cases with New Interactive Maps

Sarah Basford Canales

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