Health

The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study suggests, although contacts are less likely to...

The country's vaccine advisory group has finalised its advice on whether to formally approve COVID-19 booster shots. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation delivered...

As Australia edges towards a national 80 per cent COVID-19 vaccination rate, preparations are being made for the booster program. The latest figures show 73.4...

The federal government is launching two new coronavirus campaigns - one aimed at vaccination stragglers and the other focused on Australia's first people. The campaigns...

Scott Morrison has warned unvaccinated people will cause the biggest coronavirus stress on Australia's hospital system as the nation reopens. The prime minister said Australia...

Experts have urged Australians to be cautious as lockdowns end and the country reopens, to lessen pressure on hospitals. Former deputy chief health officer Nick...

Public hospitals are caught in an unending cycle of crisis caused by a funding formula which has failed to arrest a decline in performance...

Allied health educators are calling for an increase in community-based care to keep hospitals and emergency departments functioning as more people are affected by...

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has taken the first steps to have its COVID-19 vaccine approved in Australia for children aged five to 12. But Health Minister...

Victorians aged over 60 will be able to get any COVID-19 vaccine, including Pfizer and Moderna, at all of the state's vaccination hubs. Health Minister...