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Anti-vax doctors and nurses take to the streets as pandemic protests roll on

Anti-vaccine protests were a regular event during early in the pandemic, but long after many mandates have ended, public displays of discontent live on.

The New Daily · Aug 30, 2022

Ventilation key to battling COVID-19, experts say, urging Australia to do more

It might be the middle of a Tasmanian winter, but that doesn't stop this primary school making the most of fresh outdoor air to help keep COVID-19 at bay — something more places should be doing, experts say.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

Double trouble: more Canberrans are getting COVID-19 twice

More Canberrans are catching COVID-19 twice, which has left experts concerned.

The Canberra Times · Jul 30, 2022

Covid hospitalisations in Australia hit new record, surpassing January peak

Experts say lower ICU figures partly due to aged care deaths, while AMA vice president labels number of Covid patients ‘massive’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022

COVID-19 deaths in New South Wales rise 50 per cent in one week, new data shows

As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, new data shows the number of deaths recorded in New South Wales increased by almost half in the space of seven days.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

As Victorians face another COVID-19 surge, mortality data shows how vaccinations are saving lives

As COVID becomes something Australians are exposed to each year, we'll think less about how many vaccine doses we've had and more about how we time them with waves of transmission, experts say.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Mask mandates back on the agenda as Tasmanian COVID-19 hospitalisations spike

While Tasmania's COVID-19 health emergency declaration officially ended on June 30, a recent spike in hospitalisations and deaths has left some considering whether mask mandates should return.

ABC News · Jul 19, 2022

Tasmania tops the list for new COVID-19 cases per capita — but is that really what's going on?

The average number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita in Tasmania is double NSW and the national average. Here's why it might not actually be as alarming as it sounds.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Why is COVID-19 reinfection happening more often? Could it just be your body shedding the virus?

New COVID-19 subvariants have led to a higher rate of reinfection. But people are still being told it might be shedding from a previous infection. How can you tell the difference?

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Struggling health systems brace for 5,000 COVID-linked daily hospital admissions amid early flu peak

Some 6,500 health staff are off work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria as Covid and flu place pressure on hospitals

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022