COVID 19

Novavax will be made available at GP clinics, community pharmacies and state-run vaccine clinics. The rollout of the first protein-based vaccine in Australia

Victoria will give key workers another four weeks to get their third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, after the state's chief health officer extended the deadline.

Australian scientists are conducting research to determine if COVID-19 vaccines could be given with a nasal spray - an innovation they say could have "huge implications"

The number of coronavirus infections detected worldwide has risen to more than 400 million since the pandemic began, according to the latest data. The Johns

Tasmania on Wednesday becomes the final jurisdiction to welcome public school students back for term one. The Australian Education Union has raised concerns

Western Australia will take another tentative step towards living with COVID-19 by halving quarantine periods for close contacts. The move to seven-day quarantine

NSW is pushing to increase the rate of booster vaccinations as the health minister calls for a national definition on what it means to be "fully vaccinated".

Victoria's Omicron wave continues to ease, with the state reporting six COVID-19 related deaths and 7169 new cases. The infections figure is its lowest

NSW has added 8389 new COVID-19 infections and a further 18 virus-related deaths, with some elective surgery set to resume ahead of schedule. Coronavirus patients

Spanish authorities are easing outdoor mask orders as COVID-19 infection numbers fall in the United States while South Korean curbs are extended for two weeks.

Almost all Australians are now partially protected against COVID-19, with the country reaching a 95 per cent milestone in first doses. Health Minister Greg

Experts have developed a COVID-19 vaccine status document for Australians going overseas, after a domestic version was slammed for being so flawed it could be forged within

Hundreds of public school workers in NSW tested positive to coronavirus this week, but the government has heralded the school return as a "major achievement".

An extra 380,000 people are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster after 16- and 17-year-olds were given the final green light to receive their third dose. The

All states and territories have failed to vaccinate Indigenous Australians against COVID-19 at the same rate as the rest of the country, with new data exposing a worrying

In line with today’s call from the Perrottet Government requesting JobSaver-style support from the Commonwealth, the Australian College of Nursing wants some of this

Another 16 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland including a child under the age of 10 amid calls for more kids to get vaccinated before school returns.

Tens of thousands of NSW school students have started the school year after undergoing the first of many rapid antigen tests in a bid to keep a lid on an anticipated spike

The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 and more able to infect vaccinated

As experts predict a spike in COVID-19 cases following students returning to classrooms, a new survey has forecast large numbers of infections could go undetected.