COVID 19

A comparison between the long-term recovery of COVID-19 and influenza patients suggests persistent symptoms are not unique to a specific virus. The study by

There is no evidence that the COVID-causing virus came from animals, the former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. George

The US national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three

Melbourne's lengthy COVID-19 lockdowns may not have been as devastating to the mental health of its residents as first thought. The city was subject to

Chinese health officials have defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out at the World Health Organisation after its leader urged Beijing to

The World Health Organisation chief has pressed China to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying all hypotheses remain on the table more than three years

The country's top doctor has warned more COVID waves are on the way, as the government ramps up efforts to increase booster rates before winter. The latest

The World Health Organisation has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not

China has approved its first domestically developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd says, a major achievement in a country that has declined to

Data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic briefly uploaded to a global database by Chinese scientists gives crucial information on the outbreak's origins, researchers

Australians' nicotine consumption increased significantly during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say. Consumption increased by 30

The World Health Organisation is still working to identify the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, its director general says, after a US agency was reported to have assessed

There were fewer premature births around the world during the first four months of COVID-19 lockdowns. A study of 52 million births in 26 countries found a

National COVID-19 cases have risen slightly in the final week before mandatory reporting of positive cases comes to an end in Australia. The ACT government

South Australia has begun rolling out additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as local research confirms those who are unvaccinated face a higher risk of serious illness

Australia's top doctor has confirmed federal health officials are developing an official strategy in how to deal with cases of long COVID. Speaking before

Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout is shifting towards a flu-style program, with all adults who haven't had the virus or a booster in the last six months eligible

COVID-19 remains a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation says, designating the disease its highest form of alert.

Millions of COVID rapid antigen tests purchased by state and territory governments will expire in coming months, prompting debate about what to do with them.

COVID-19 cases in Australia have continued to drop, with the number of virus-related hospitalisations also decreasing. Federal health department data released