COVID-19
Why face mask mandates could return
Labor MP Mary-Anne Thomas said “various ideas have floated” but no decisions have been made about the two rules. “The ...
‘A matter of urgency’: Fourth Covid jab on the way
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) made its call on expanding the second booster in a meeting yesterday ...
Why more Aussies than ever are dying
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has given fresh insight into how the virus ...
Victoria’s grim Covid report card
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) report, released on Thursday, also shows that deaths from dementia and coronary ...
Guy blasts pandemic laws extension
The Premier’s last declaration was set to end at midnight on July 12 but will now be extended until October ...
Aussies could be first in world to get Omicron booster
Moderna’s new Covid vaccine designed to fight the original Wuhan strain of the virus, as well as the Omicron variant, ...
’Three doses or more’: New Covid advice
Health authorities have made a fresh plea for residents to “go back to basics” following the detection of five new ...
Covid rule NSW wants to change
Brad Hazzard said he had told a meeting of health ministers last week he believed extra doses should be opened ...
Brad Hazzard pushing feds for fourth Covid vaccine
As revealed by The Daily Telegraph, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) will meet on Wednesday to deliberate ...
Big clue on fourth booster shots
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) will discuss expanding the fourth-dose rollout to include those aged under 65 ...
St Basil’s charged over deadly Covid outbreak
WorkSafe has charged St Basil’s aged care facility over its alleged failure to implement the use of personal protective equipment ...
ATAGI to consider fourth Covid vaccine dose as new wave begins
Another wave of the pandemic is already building, with flu and Covid combining to cripple the workforce. Two new variants ...
Experts weigh up fourth Covid vaccine dose
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the BA. 4 and BA. 5 sub-variants now accounted for about 40 per cent ...
St Basil’s charged over deadly Covid outbreak
WorkSafe Victoria has accused St Basil’s Homes For The Aged of breaching nine Occupational Health and Safety Act offences after ...
Sweating on RATs as Covid sweeps cabinet
While Baz was hitting the phones to find out who was getting elevated to the frontbench, factions were meeting in ...
New sign city is healing in post-Covid world
New data shows hotels are now sitting at 60 per cent full occupancy, compared with only 40 per cent in ...
Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak
The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) ...
World Health Summit 2022: Registration now opened and key speakers announced
The World Health Summit (WHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) join forces to organize the 2022 edition of one ...
Colombia’s landmark Road Safety Law could save countless lives
<p><strong></strong><strong>Bogotá, Colombia -</strong> Juliàn Estaban’s Law, Bill PL408/2021, was ratified by the Colombian government today after consultations with civil society, the ...
Lack of innovation set to undermine antibiotic performance and health gains
<p>Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, according to the annual pipeline ...
‘Life or death’: Bizarre call on masks
Lily D’Ambrosio made the comments on Saturday morning after the state recorded more than 25,000 new infections in the past ...
SunSmart Global UV App helps protect you from the dangers of the sun and promotes public health
A new app for mobile phones that provides localized information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels has been launched by the ...
Alarm raised as Vic Covid deaths set to soar
“The Department of Health anticipates the prevalence of BA.4/BA.5 in Victoria is likely to result in an increase in cases ...
Symbol of NSW Covid crisis takes its final swab
On the clinic’s final day of operation there were fewer than 100 people tested, despite more than 100 people dying ...
Mask mandates could return across Australia
Queensland chief health officer Dr John Gerrard confirmed the possibility was being discussed with his colleagues from other states. “I ...
‘This stupid diagnosis’: Covid hero’s big health battle
Hers wasn’t the only voice, of course; a bunch of experts became household names overnight. But there was something about ...
Where in Vic lockdowns hit ‘disproportionately’ hard
The report examining the impact of COVID-19 on tourism in Victoria found visitation to Melbourne’s west shrunk by two-thirds, losing ...
Victoria’s latest grim Covid statistic
Just a few days after the health department warned BA.4/BA.5 was set to become Victoria’s dominant variant and would lead ...
Officials work on vaccine supply for kids under five
The biotechnology company has revealed its paediatric vaccine could be supplied from August, if approved by Australia’s drug watchdog. Officials ...
‘Extraordinary’ number of deaths avoided by Covid vax
Researchers estimate that 19.8 million out of a total of 31.4 million potential deaths were prevented in the first year ...
