COVID-19
‘You know maths’: Treasurer lashed by ABC
It will be mandatory for aged-care workers to have at least one jab by the middle of September – only ...
Pfizer given green light for kids
ATAGI updated their advice on Friday morning, moving the minimum age of vaccination from 16 to 12. ATAGI says vaccinating ...
Pfizer given green light for kids
ATAGI updated their advice on Friday morning, moving the minimum age of vaccination from 16 to 12. ATAGI says vaccinating ...
‘Over it’: Palaszczuk’s plan slammed
The move is being widely criticised as a “political stunt” by Annastacia Palaszczuk and her deputy, Steven Miles. Federal MP ...
What our vaccinated future looks like
The UK farewelled all Covid restrictions last month with its Freedom Day and the US has ramped up vaccinations with ...
Two NSW cops test positive, dozens in isolation
It’s the first time front line police are believed to have been contaminated with the virus while working.One officer is ...
Family Covid jab appointments on the way
National cabinet will on Friday discuss the youth vaccination plan, after receiving advice about opening Pfizer vaccines to all 12-15 ...
Gladys rolled at Covid crisis cabinet
Vaccinated haircuts are not expected to be on the list of “freedoms” triggered by NSW reaching the 6 million vaccine ...
China slams US intel report on Wuhan Covid origin
The report came after US President Joe Biden ordered a “definitive” investigation into whether the virus jumped from animals to ...
State reveals near miss with NSW outbreak
As the state recorded no new cases on Wednesday, Annastacia Palaszczuk said the two drivers who had travelled into Queensland ...
Queensland’s new border ban explained
From 12pm on Wednesday, the state will block entry for those who have been given exemptions to relocate to Queensland ...
Sydney school closed over Covid case
The education department issued a statement which said contact tracing and cleaning was underway.Its after-school care program has also been ...
Vaccine rollout: How your region rates and where to get the jab
Operation Covid Shield data, released by Federal Health, has revealed the growing number of people protected by at least one ...
Shock number of hotel quarantine breaches revealed
Serious incidents allegedly committed inside the program include assaults by staff or residents, attempted or actual external breach of hotel ...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. ...
Call for experts to join Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Issued on: 20 August </strong></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Deadline: 10 September</strong></p><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an open call for experts ...
Joint Statement from Unitaid and the World Health Organization (on behalf of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator) regarding availability of tocilizumab
WHO and Unitaid are concerned by Roche’s statement yesterday, warning of a global shortage of tocilizumab (brand name Actemra/RoActemra), an ...
Bucharest, Cairo, Córdoba, Dublin, Greater Manchester, and Warsaw Join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today a renewed commitment to its flagship initiative to create safer and healthier urban environments with a ...
Cote d’Ivoire starts Ebola vaccination of frontline workers
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Quarantine minister returns after severe illness
Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday announced that Ms Neville had returned to work after the senior minister was forced to ...
Queensland records 1 new local case
The new infection was a household contact of a previous case and was not a threat to the community, but ...
Four schools linked to Shepparton Covid cluster
There are 23 confirmed cases in Shepparton but it is not clear whether last night’s case is included in that ...
Where Victoria’s cases are spreading
The state’s health department confirmed the new cases about 8.30am and revealed 22 of those were mystery infections.The state’s health ...
Schools in chaos as Zoom crashes
Reports to outage website Down Detector have spike from almost zero on Sunday evening to more than 1037 by 9am ...
Premier’s press conference TikTok dance remix goes viral
TikTok user Danny Stern created the remix titled Stop the Spread from the various catchphrases used by Premier Gladys Berejiklian ...
Record 825 cases ‘not the most important statistic’
NSW broke a grim national record with 825 new cases announced on Saturday, the highest daily number in any state ...
Despair deepens for girls as lockdown drags on
For many young people getting to 80 per cent means they can stay alive.The country’s leading mental health experts have ...
Top doc’s message to vulnerable people
Chief health officer Jeannette Young warned the older population they would be vulnerable to the state’s next outbreak, which she ...
Worrying detail in Victoria’s new cases
Premier Daniel Andrews said a further 16 infections were detected from rapid testing in the Shepparton region, triggering the Melbourne ...
Shepparton’s Covid cluster plunges regional Vic into lockdown
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the regions would operate under the same rules as Melbourne but without a curfew.It comes after ...
