AAP - 11-08-2022

A push to allow access to COVID-19 treatments without prescriptions has triggered safety concerns. There are two oral antivirals available in Australia and while

AAP - 05-08-2022

WASHINGTON, D. C., RAW - ASIA-PACIFIC * The southern Chinese city of Sanya, a tourism hotspot, imposed lockdown measures from Thursday in most parts of the city,

AAP - 03-08-2022

The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 will be made available to some children aged six months to five years in particular risk categories. Health Minister Mark Butler

AAP - 02-08-2022

Free face masks should be provided on Adelaide public transport to promote better compliance with COVID-19 rules and reduce community infection rates, the South Australian

AAP - 02-08-2022

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of

AAP - 01-08-2022

As aged care facilities across the country battle COVID-19 outbreaks, with nearly 10,000 people infected with the virus, the federal government says older Australians are

AAP - 31-07-2022

One in 12 public hospital beds across Australia are filled by a COVID-19 patient despite fewer people ending up in intensive care than during previous waves of the virus.

AAP - 30-07-2022

A spike in Victoria's reported COVID-19 deaths is not cause for alarm as the state hits the peak of its latest Omicron wave, the chief health officer says.

AAP - 26-07-2022

COVID-19 hospitalisations in Queensland are not likely to peak for another month, with the latest modelling projecting a maximum caseload of about 1660 in late August.

AAP - 26-07-2022

Young Australians have been disproportionately disadvantaged by the government's COVID-19 pandemic response and urgent support is needed, a new report says.