COVID-19
Probe into Andrews govt’s vaccine mandate
The Pandemic Declaration Accountability and Oversight Committee has revealed it will publicly interview a range of witnesses this week to ...
Huge change to Australian travel guidance
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) has advised that it is no longer necessary to force travellers and terminal ...
Nurse wins ‘anti-vaxx’ legal row
Nera Thiab needed to complete hundreds of clinical hours to obtain her Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney ...
Novavax jab approved as a booster: See if you’re eligible
Previously the vaccine was only available to people receiving it as a first or second dose and it means Australians ...
Beijing delays reopening; Shanghai enforces mass testing
China is the last major economy still committed to a zero-Covid strategy, stamping out new cases with a combination of ...
Warning on regular booster shots
Western Australia’s chief health officer Andrew Robertson said Covid could well be something the world would have to learn to ...
Fourth jab push for healthcare workers
The Premier on Monday said he had been urged by hospital staff last week who to make fourth doses a ...
Covid and flu to hit same time in world-first
Up until now, the most influenza cases recorded in the month of May had been in 2019, when 30,372 people ...
New Moderna vaccine to beat Omicron
Study results released in the US overnight show the new vaccine cocktail produces 1.75 times as many antibodies against Omicron ...
Why staff may stay working from home forever
The Sunday Herald Sun has been told legal advice prepared for the state government warned there may be no lawful ...
Vic records 22 Covid deaths
Half of the 22 new deaths confirmed on Saturday died in the past two days, the Department of Health confirmed. ...
‘Razor blade’: Top doc catches Covid
Professor Sutton revealed on Friday that he was feeling quite sick and couldn’t imagine the experience without vaccinations.“Feeling pretty rubbish, ...
‘25,000 cases’: Grim Covid peak warning
Previous modelling suggested WA would peak at 10,000 cases per day but that did not eventuate and restrictions were then ...
Revealed: Shock number of Covid deaths since laws lifted
The Department of Health on Friday afternoon confirmed 469 people had died between February 26 this year, and now.It was ...
WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of alcohol marketing across borders
A new report from the World Health Organization highlights the increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and ...
WHO delivers 20 ambulances to Ukraine
To support emergency health needs in Ukraine, World Health Organization (WHO) today gave 20 all-terrain ambulances able to function in ...
Parents share harrowing stories on Covid’s impact on kids
Representatives from the Shadow Pandemic group are presenting a plan for children’s recovery to State Parliament on Friday alongside testimonies ...
Voters set to ‘stick it to Dan’ at crucial by-election
The Herald Sun can reveal the former gaming minister, who has held the seat of Kororoit since 2008, has packed ...
Death of cash blamed on crippling pandemic
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the number of cash withdrawals at ATMs fell by 15.3 per cent in ...
First Melbourne-made Covid jabs administered
An initial six patients have undergone dosing and successfully passed all safety tests over the past month, paving the way ...
‘Unforgivable’: Covid cases soar in WA
There were 17,033 new infections overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 68,893.Three historical deaths were also reported ...
‘Charged 15 times’: Couple’s $14k Qantas flights bill shock
Dennis and Pat Amor told the Bundaberg NewsMail they decided to “treat themselves” to a visit with family in Melbourne ...
State’s massive step to cure long Covid
The clinics will be established – including one at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Flinders Medical ...
Covid cases numbers explode in WA
WA Health reported 12,390 new infections overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 61,775.There are now 286 people ...
WA reaches unwanted Covid record
WA recorded 10,394 new infections overnight, but no deaths, taking the total number of active cases to 58,640.There are now ...
14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the ...
Beyond numbers: database brings to light quality of care for women and their babies at a national scale
<p>Quality, standardized data on the health of women and girls who are pregnant or have recently given birth, and their ...
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control
The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which health care settings can contribute ...
UNICEF and WHO warn of perfect storm of conditions for measles outbreaks, affecting children
An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for ...
WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing
<p><p>Formula milk companies are paying social media platforms and influencers to gain direct access to pregnant women and mothers at ...
