Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem

Pfizer's JN.1 vaccine has been the only option available to Australians since the start of the year. Here's what happened to ...
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Australian COVID-19 infections rise to highest level in more than a year

Recent weeks have seen successive rises in reported COVID infection numbers across Australia, with figures in some states indicating virus levels not seen since early 2023. The growing wave of COVID, ...

SA COVID cautions issued to Millicent women after bad batch of alleged cannabis cookies

SA Police says 337 cautions were issued between 12.01am Thursday and 7am Sunday for breaches of the state’s ‘Stay at Home’ ...
Medical Xpress

New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia—here's what to know about the JN.1 shots

COVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it's estimated COVID shots have saved more than 1.4 million lives in the World Health Organization's (WHO) ...
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Australian Labor government quietly acknowledges likely COVID holiday surge, but no public health measures

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...
The Conversation

Vaccination, testing, clean air: COVID hasn’t gone away – here’s where Australia needs to do better

In May 2023 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. For many, this signalled the pandemic was over. Although we’ve come a ...