COVID-19
Mask wearing in South East Queensland will continue for another seven days as a precaution following new cases in the state. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said to mitigate the risk of further ...
The cost of vaccinating the world against COVID-19 could be at least five times cheaper if pharmaceutical companies weren’t profiteering from their monopolies on COVID-19 vaccines, campaigners from the People’s Vaccine Alliance said today. New ...
The Acting Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, has lifted the COVID-19 hotspot declaration of Greater Melbourne, Moorabool Shire, City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, Borough of Queenscliff, Bass Coast Shire (including ...
All individuals aged 18 years and above in greater Sydney, including adults under 60 years of age, should strongly consider getting vaccinated with any available vaccine including COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. This is on the basis ...
In a press release, Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, applauds the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) decision to allow 12 to 15-year-olds to get vaccinated. Minister Greg Hunt’s statement: Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout ...
There has been one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 since July 21, 2021 according to SA Health. The case is a woman in her 20s who acquired her infection locally and is linked to ...
Key Update: NSW recorded 124 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Of these locally acquired cases, 67 are linked to a known case or cluster – 45 ...
Due to the current level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria from the recent New South Wales (NSW) incursions, the current lockdown will be extended and travel to Victoria using Red Zone Permits will ...
The Morrison Government is providing additional funding of $2 million to improve education and training for Australian health practitioners to better diagnose, manage and care for people with lung conditions. More than 7 million Australians ...
The Morrison Government is continuing to support residential aged care providers in Greater Sydney and across New South Wales with emergency preparedness and response activities and introducing more stringent reporting requirements to protect senior Australians. ...
The Australian Government has announced significant quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be made available for GPs, community pharmacies and other healthcare providers across Greater Melbourne, Moorabool Shire, City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast ...
Currently, COVID-19 testing is primarily limited to self-selected individuals, many of whom are symptomatic or have had contact with someone who is symptomatic. While these tests are useful for individual medical treatment and contact tracing, ...