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COVID-19 response

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Status: Answered, finished
Asked by: Senator Ralph Babet
Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Agency: Australian Centre for Disease Control
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: ACDC SQ26-002840
Asked: 14 June 2026
Answer due: 23 July 2026

Question

11. What lessons, if any, has the CDC drawn from the treatment of alternative policy approaches during COVID-19, including those advanced by the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration? 13. What key lessons has the CDC identified from Australia's COVID-19 response? Will the CDC conduct and publish retrospective reviews of major COVID-19 policies to inform future decision-making, including an assessment of the evidence underpinning vaccine mandates, lockdowns and other public health measures? 18. How will the CDC respond to a World Health Organization declaration of a potential pandemic or epidemic? What level of independent assessment would the CDC undertake before recommending public health measures in Australia? 19. Does the CDC believe that SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19) originated naturally or via a lab leak?

Answer

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