COVID 19
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Vic kids returning to school get free RATs AAP - 08-07-2022
More free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available at schools and early childhood centres across Victoria during terms three and four. Each student and
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Qld hospitals hunker down for virus peak AAP - 08-07-2022
Queensland's biggest hospitals have suspended non-urgent surgeries and other care ahead of the peak of the state's third COVID-19 wave. Another 13 people
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COVID-19 health toll exposed in new report AAP - 08-07-2022
Three thousand more Australians died in the first two months of this year than expected, but it wasn't all down to the unfolding Omicron wave of COVID-19, a new study
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Second booster eligibility may be expanded AAP - 07-07-2022
Expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID-19 jab could leave those most vulnerable to the virus, including the elderly, behind in the broader vaccine rollout, a leading expert
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Qld hospitals may halt elective surgeries AAP - 07-07-2022
Some elective surgeries may be suspended again in Queensland as the state government pleads with residents to get their booster jabs amid a third COVID-19 wave.
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COVID boosters a matter of urgency AAP - 06-07-2022
Australia is expected to follow other parts of the world in expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID vaccine dose to the wider population. As the nation grapples
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NSW warned third COVID-19 peak on its way AAP - 06-07-2022
NSW is heading for a resurgence of COVID-19 cases driven by Omicron subvariants, as the state's health minister labels anyone who hasn't received three vaccine doses
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Calls to lower age limits for fourth doses AAP - 04-07-2022
A fourth COVID vaccine dose should be offered to all Australians over 50 as a way to reduce the risk from rising virus infections across the country, an epidemiologist says.
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US wants COVID vaccines for sub-variants AAP - 02-07-2022
The US Food and Drug Administration has recommended COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers change the design of their booster shots to combat coronavirus sub-variants.
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TGA paves way for under-fives vaccine AAP - 01-07-2022
Australia is a step closer to having COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged six months to five years, with Pfizer approved to submit an application with the medical regulator.
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Virus cases on the rise, 40 NSW deaths AAP - 28-06-2022
COVID-19 cases are again on the rise across Australia, with the latest Omicron sub-variant BA.4/BA.5 on track to become the major strain. Authorities say BA.4/BA.5
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SA to shut some vaccine clinics AAP - 28-06-2022
South Australia will close some of its mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics, allowing staff to return to the state's struggling public hospitals. Among those
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COVID-19 and Australia's unlearnt lessons AAP - 27-06-2022
On January 19, 1900 Dr Sinclair Gillies, an honorary physician at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, was asked to identify strange flu-like symptoms in a 33-year-old
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Warning as Omicron sub-variant cases surge AAP - 26-06-2022
An Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19 that can evade vaccine immunity is on the rise in Victoria, with authorities warning it is on track to be the state's major strain in
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COVID vax 'saved 20m lives in first year' AAP - 24-06-2022
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had
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Asia, Middle East, Europe virus cases rise AAP - 23-06-2022
The number of new coronavirus cases has risen in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16 per cent, according
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US CDC backs COVID-19 jabs for babies AAP - 20-06-2022
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a rollout to start across the country next
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Mask rule dropped for airport terminals AAP - 15-06-2022
Travellers will no longer need to wear masks in airports from midnight on Friday, with the mandate remaining in place for flights. The Australian Health Protection
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Novavax vaccine approved as COVID booster AAP - 15-06-2022
Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above. In a statement released on Tuesday, Novavax announced the Therapeutic Goods Administration
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COVID-19 infection rates flat AAP - 13-06-2022
Australia reported nearly 21,000 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday as reproductive rates of the virus plateau around the country. Sunday also saw far fewer
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