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COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

A class action accuses the government of negligence in approving COVID-19 vaccines, but lawyers say the case has no chance of making it to a hearing.

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

A surge in COVID-19 cases has hit ahead of the festive season with health authorities warning those at risk to take precautions to avoid getting sick.

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

A major gathering of global biosecurity experts has been told about the fight against Disease X and efforts to contain bird flu and other zoonotic diseases.

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Secret settlement following COVID-19 care home deaths

Secret settlement following COVID-19 care home deaths

A payout figure will remain under wraps after the operators of an aged-care facility reached an settlement over the deaths of residents during COVID-19.

Strengthening wildlife numbers key to mitigate bird flu

Strengthening wildlife numbers key to mitigate bird flu

The Invasive Species Council wants better bird protections to mitigate the impact of a deadly bird flu strain as Australia war games how to contain an outbreak.

Nation's sick state of readiness for pandemics unmasked

Nation's sick state of readiness for pandemics unmasked

Australia's healthcare, economy and public service have been exhausted by COVID-19 and a Centre for Disease Control will be set up to prepare for pandemics.

Pandemic cash splash let inflation genie out of bottle

Pandemic cash splash let inflation genie out of bottle

Australia could have suffered much lower inflation after COVID-19 had pandemic support been less wasteful and interest rates moved earlier, a review says.

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Deadly bird flu could lead to mass extinctions

Deadly bird flu could lead to mass extinctions

Deadly bird flu could lead to mass extinctions

Deadly bird flu could lead to mass extinctions

Australia is preparing for a deadly strain of the bird flu which could lead to the extinction of unique species, as authorities brace for its arrival.

Devastating bird flu strain 'on Australia’s doorstep'

Devastating bird flu strain 'on Australia’s doorstep'

Devastating bird flu strain 'on Australia’s doorstep'

Devastating bird flu strain 'on Australia’s doorstep'

Conservation groups are calling for more funding to prepare for the arrival of a deadly bird flu strain believed to have killed billions of animals worldwide.

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Australian health organisations say federal politicians are dragging their feet on establishing a permanent centre for disease control.

Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Now is the time for eligible people to get their mpox vaccines, experts say, as monthly diagnoses in Australia surge from the single digits to the hundreds.

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

More than 200,000 Australians who are immunocompromised will gain free access to the shingles vaccine in an expansion of a government scheme.

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Australian-led research into cells that fight long-COVID has the potential to help shape new coronavirus treatments and vaccines.

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Australia's biosecurity measures are being stress tested over the global outbreak of deadly strain of avian influenza.

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Bird-flu restrictions ease but wildlife outbreak feared

NSW has rolled back some avian influenza restrictions as a senior minister warns of the devastating impact if another strain makes its way into Australia.

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Two men have been jailed for using false identities to rort a COVID-19 small business grant scheme of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Thailand says mpox case is more easily spread variant

A man detected as having a case of mpox in Thailand has the clade 1b strain of the virus, health authorities say.

Long COVID cost economy $9.6b in lost work hours

Research shows long COVID meant about 100 million work hours were missed in 2022, costing the Australian economy billions.

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Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities say

Pakistan is working to confirm whether an mpox case is a worrying new variant, days after the WHO declared the virus's spread a global health emergency.

Mpox cases on the rise amid global health emergency

Mpox cases are rising in Australia's eastern states, with certain groups of sexually-active men in particular urged to seek out free vaccines.

Restrictions ease as bird flu outbreak is quashed

Bird flu restrictions for parts of Victoria where the deadly avian virus spread will be scrapped, almost two months after the most recent case was detected.

WHO says mpox a global public health emergency again

The World Health Organisation has announced a global public health emergency due to a new variant of the mpox virus spreading.

Plea to avoid panic as 'unusual' deadly outbreak grows

Victoria's legionnaires' disease outbreak has grown to 71 confirmed cases and a further seven suspected, following the death of an infected woman in her 90s.

Race to find source of legionnaires' disease outbreak

The source of an outbreak of a severe form of pneumonia is yet to be confirmed but it is thought to be a cooling tower due to the high number of cases.

COVID effect to cause 'excess' deaths for years to come

The deadly impact of COVID-19 on Australia is fading but the virus is expected to affect fatality rates for years, a report says.

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