28
Jul
The results of a new blood survey indicate that nearly every second Australian had COVID-19 in the six months leading up to June.
Researchers at UNSW’s Kirby Institute at...
Health
01
Jul
Omicron subvariants of COVID-19 that may be able to evade vaccine immunity are on the rise in Victoria. Health authorities have issued a warning that just like NSW and Queensland they’re on...
16
Jun
Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorised doses which were formulated based on the original strain of the coronavirus. It’s important to note that these formulations still offer protection...
16
Jun
Amid concerns over waning immunity against COVID-19, healthcare workers in hospitals across Victoria are waiting to become eligible for a fourth dose (or 2nd booster). Premier Daniel Andrews revealed his intention to...
10
Jun
With flu season underway in Australia and an increasing number of cases already confirmed, people are are already being urged to receive their influenza shot as early as possible. The Victorian government...
30
May
What is Paxlovid?
Paxlovid is Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19. It’s one of the new oral antivirals formulated to limit the impact of COVID-19 available on the Pharmaceutical Benefit...
20
May
Cases of the flu are surging through in Victorian schools, with children making up almost half the total reported number of flu cases so far this month*.
The Health...
04
May
As we enter the third year of the pandemic, long COVID has become an increasingly important concern.
Long COVID is characterised by COVID-19 symptoms that last longer than three...
14
Apr
Why haven’t waves of COVID-19 and influenza infections spread over countries simultaneously? A piece by The New York Times recently explored potential answers to this intriguing question. They reported that the “viral...
07
Apr
Health authorities have detected 637 cases of a new COVID variant in England.
Dubbed the XE, relatively little is known about it. The variant is a combination of the...