Vaccination
COVID-19 reinfection warning as new Omicron strain becomes dominant
The BA.5 Omicron sub-variant is overtaking BA.2 as the most prevalent coronavirus infection in NSW.
- by Mary Ward and Lucy Carroll
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Budget boost for Queensland-made vaccines
Queensland’s burgeoning vaccine-manufacturing sector will receive a boost in next week’s state budget, with the Translational Research Institute to receive $35.5 million to help local research become local manufacturing.
- by Cameron Atfield
Qld’s free flu jabs a shot in the arm for coverage, but more needs to be done
Immunisation levels have jumped in just a few weeks, but experts say they need to increase before the free vaccination program ends in two weeks.
- by Stuart Layt
WA’s no jab, no job rules have eased, so what does life now look like for vaccine hold-outs?
After six months of being locked-out of their jobs Perth’s unvaccinated have emerged from exile, but not all are rushing back to their old lives.
- by Sarah Brookes
Low flu vaccination rates for women during pregnancy, despite being an ‘at-risk’ group
Few women receive a flu shot in pregnancy, despite their risk of severe infection and the benefit to babies.
- by Mary Ward
‘Immunity is waning’: Andrews seeks fourth shot for hospital workers
The premier says second booster shots for healthcare staff has been flagged by hospital chiefs as a “real priority” following a recent spate of COVID outbreaks seeded by workers.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Explainer
Coronavirus pandemic
We’re now in the ‘age of pandemics’. Can we stop the next one?
What needs to happen to avert another virus-borne global tragedy? We ask the scientist who helped discover Ebola, a Nobel laureate, and the man who first published COVID-19’s genetic code.
- by Sherryn Groch
Children’s COVID-19 vaccinations stall, as experts warn of health threat
Just eight Sydney councils have more than half of primary school-aged children vaccinated against COVID-19.
- by Mary Ward
Qld doctors watching for monkeypox but no vaccination push
Queensland health authorities will not push for vaccinations but are keeping a careful watch after a man with monkeypox visited the state recently.
- by Stuart Layt
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Disability
‘Just blitz that waiting list’: Shorten eyes NDIS legal blowouts
Bill Shorten has vowed to crack down on providers overcharging for services claimed on the NDIS and clear the backlog of thousands of legal appeals.
- by Katina Curtis
Police refused vaccine ‘to avoid Queensland border patrol work’: Court
The rumour was aired in the trial for three vaccine mandate challenges involving police and ambulance officers.
- by Toby Crockford