COVID-19

covid-19 research
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 research funded $31.5 million to boost support
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

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

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novavax covid
Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in adolescents aged 12-17
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

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

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in-reach vaccination clinics
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 in-reach vaccination clinics extended by the end of year
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

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

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reinfection
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks
Nina Alvarez Jul 14, 2022

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

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antiviral
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Millions of Australians to gain access to antiviral COVID treatments
Nina Alvarez Jul 12, 2022

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

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antivirals
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Access to antivirals key to tackling next COVID-19 wave
Nina Alvarez Jul 7, 2022

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

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ANMF
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
ANMF calls on government to keep COVID payments for workers
Nina Alvarez Jul 5, 2022

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

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telehealth
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Concern over government withdrawal of telehealth arrangements
Nina Alvarez Jul 5, 2022

From 1st July 2022, Australians experiencing mental ill-health will no longer have access to some aspects of telehealth after the federal government failed to extend the

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third wave
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Third wave of COVID-19 delivers highest mortality risk in Australian ICUs
Nina Alvarez Jun 28, 2022

According to a new study led by Monash University, of those admitted to the ICU with COVID-19, after accounting for age and how sick patients

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pandemics
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Australia to support future pandemic preparedness and response
Nina Alvarez Jun 28, 2022

The Australian Government will contribute funding towards a new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemics which will be established at the World Bank, as part

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Omicron
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Omicron wave cases ‘twice as high’, study shows current count
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Australian COVID-19 cases after the peak of the Omicron wave were at least twice as high as reported to authorities, a blood antibody study shows.

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ATAGI
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
ATAGI’s recommendations on winter COVID-19 booster doses
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

On 25 March 2022, ATAGI recommended an additional winter booster dose (4th dose for most people) for the highest risk groups: the elderly, residents of

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