COVID 19

Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appear to have given 70 per cent protection against hospitalisation in South Africa in recent weeks, a major real-world

Britain faces a "tidal wave" of infections from the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, with a huge increase in booster vaccinations

Victoria has recorded 1069 new COVID-19 infections and a further two deaths, as access to booster vaccines has been reduced by a month. It is the seventh consecutive

Health secretary Brendan Murphy says the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus makes getting a booster vaccination more important. The Australian

Most of the 43 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant identified in the United States were in people who were fully vaccinated and a third of them had received a booster

Workers at German hospitals, doctor's offices and nursing homes must prove that they are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 by mid-March as part of new legislation

More than 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Australia since the rollout began in February. The national vaccine tally passed

Two of eight new COVID-19 cases in South Australia are suspected to be the Omicron variant, health officials say. SA Health reported the eight cases on Friday

Pfizer says a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new Omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less

New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak continues to lessen, with 90 new community cases reported, although concern remains as new areas are threatened. Wednesday's

The Queensland government is considering cutting self-isolation to seven days for vaccinated close contacts of COVID-19 cases, but insists it won't rush the decision.

Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African countries, with some officials reporting that initial cases appear to be mild, while infections of the Delta variant

Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the previous year, but a worst-case scenario was averted, the

EUROPE * Britain's health minister said there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant across regions of England.[subscribe]

Victoria's chief health officer is talking up the safety of Pfizer's paediatric COVID-19 vaccine as his state and others wait final clearance for five- to 11-year-olds.

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of US states, but the Delta version is still providing the majority of COVID-19 infections as cases rise

Two more cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in NSW, bringing the state's total to 15. A number of likely cases are expected to be confirmed

Approval of COVID-19 vaccines for five- to 11-year-olds is imminent, with a January rollout likely. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said the Therapeutic Goods

Clive Palmer's political party distributed anti-COVID-19 vaccine brochures made to look like official medical advice in the outback NSW town of Broken Hill, the town's

No new local COVID-19 cases have emerged in Queensland, a day after a man tested positive on the Gold Coast. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the man is the