AAP - 20-07-2022

Victoria's Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie proposed a return to working from home earlier this month amid a fresh wave of COVID cases, documents show.

AAP - 17-07-2022

Medicare will cover long consultations by GPs to prescribe COVID-19 antivirals within days. Health Minister Mark Butler says the new temporary MBS items will

AAP - 16-07-2022

Vulnerable communities across NSW can access 10 free rapid antigen tests over three months, with the state expanding its concession program as COVID-19 cases surge.

AAP - 16-07-2022

The federal government has reinstated the $750 pandemic isolation payment following widespread criticism. Speaking after a fast-tracked national cabinet meeting

AAP - 15-07-2022

About 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations that protect against life-threatening diseases last year, as the knock-on effects of the COVID-19

AAP - 12-07-2022

New antiviral drugs prevent COVID-19 from multiplying in the body and can ultimately save lives, experts say. The oral medicines Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid

AAP - 10-07-2022

Eligibility for potentially lifesaving COVID-19 antiviral treatments is to be widened. Health Minister Mark Butler says Australians over 70 who test positive

AAP - 10-07-2022

The federal government hasn't received any advice on retightening COVID-19 mandates, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, as evasive new Omicron variants fuel a rise

AAP - 09-07-2022

Evasive new Omicron variants are fuelling a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations across Australia but experts say it is too early to know if they cause more severe

AAP - 08-07-2022

More free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests will be available at schools and early childhood centres across Victoria during terms three and four. Each student and