NSW pushes to consider COVID-19 iso period
A push has been revived for Australia's leaders to consider cutting the isolation period for COVID-19 cases as the nation's latest Omicron wave winds...
Royal commission awaits virus response
A royal commission into Australia's COVID-19 response will be held as soon as is practical, Anthony Albanese says.
The inquiry would examine the role of...
Repeat waves prompt ‘long COVID’ fears
COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to tick upwards as the head of a medical institute warns Australia is losing its battle with the virus.
Burnet...
COVID drop among vulnerable ‘reassuring’
Former deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth says it's reassuring there's been a decrease in the number of Australians in vulnerable groups being infected...
Australia’s COVID case count close to 10m
Australia could hit 10 million cases of COVID-19 by the end of August.
The nation is also closing on 13,000 deaths from coronavirus since the...
New subvariants loom as wave nears end
Australia's latest wave of COVID-19 infections may be nearing its end but new subvariants could soon bring a further spike in cases, an epidemiologist...
Pharmacies, GPs at odds over antivirals
A push to allow access to COVID-19 treatments without a prescription could jeopardise patient safety, the general practitioners body warns.
There are two oral antivirals...
Mask mandate call to curb COVID cases
Governments adopted the wrong strategy dealing with the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and more people need to wear masks, the head of...
Clue to children’s COVID immune response
Kids' noses may be better at fighting off COVID-19 than those of adults.
Dr Kirsty Short from the school of chemistry and molecular biosciences at...
National response to long COVID in works
A national plan to respond to the effects of long COVID will soon be part of the federal government's pandemic response.
While his focus is...
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