COVID-19
Professor Jane Halton AO has handed to Government her independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurements, making eight recommendations. The recommendations cover the need for public health campaigns around vaccine uptake, an updated ...
The Albanese Labor Government is investing in a new study on COVID-19 vaccines and infection to ultimately improve the care and outcomes for vulnerable groups such as children and people with chronic diseases, particularly as ...
Masks will no longer be mandatory on NSW public transport from Wednesday 21 September. The NSW Government will remove the requirement for people to wear masks on public transport, including taxis and rideshare services, in ...
The Albanese government will spend a further $1.4 billion for COVID-19 response, with the majority of the funding going to aged care providers. The money will be used for continuing a range of response measures, ...
A new report reveals some of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on general practice in Australia. The data used is poised to shine a light on how COVID-19 affects long-term health. NPS MedicineWise released ...
The Australian Government is providing $31.5 million for COVID-19 research to support medical researchers to drive, and contribute to, global efforts to understand and treat COVID. The Albanese Government will boost support for COVID-19 research ...
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (Nuvaxovid) has been provisionally approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has evaluated data ...
The Department of Health and Aged Care is extending its Expression of Interest (EOI) process for COVID-19 in-reach vaccination clinics until 31 December 2022, allowing any residents who were unable to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations ...
NSW Health has revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks down to four weeks effective from today. People who have previously had COVID-19 should test for COVID-19 after 28 days since their isolation ended ...
All Australians aged over 70 who test positive to COVID will be able to access antiviral medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Access will also be expanded to people aged over 50 with two ...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President Dr Fei Sim is calling on governments to do more to protect the community and prepare for an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations by improving ...
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is calling on the new Albanese Government to reverse a decision to scrap COVID leave disaster payments, which have supported frontline workers throughout the ...
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