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Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for young children

As the national medical regulator approves the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to five years old, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly warns the nation is only at the beginning of an Omicron wave that is already increasing pressure on the hospital system.

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WA hospitals under strain as COVID admissions surge past 450

The number of people in WA hospitals infected with COVID-19 reaches the peak figure anticipated by the state government's modelling released in February.

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6 steps to making a COVID plan, before you get sick

With COVID cases, hospital admissions and deaths resurging, every Australian needs to know what they can do to reduce their risk of becoming seriously unwell.

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COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in Australia, Queensland infectious disease expert Nigel McMillan says

Professor Nigel McMillan from Menzies Health Institute says people are not taking COVID-19 seriously enough and he's calling for a mask mandate at large public events. It comes as 18 deaths from COVID are reported today in Queensland.

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Cases rise with hospitalisations as older Canberrans urged to get fourth vax

The ACT recorded 1221 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Monday.

The Canberra Times

Telangana: 2 TRS MLAs miss President vote queue

HYDERABAD: Except two of the 119 MLAs from Telangana assembly, rest all cast their votes in the presidential election on Monday. While minister Gangula Kamalakar did not vote due to Covid-19 infection, MLA Vemulawada Chennamaneni Ramesh could cast his ballot as he is abroad. The value of each vote from…

The Times of India

Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding

Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital's partial COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year, which shut gyms, parks and other venues, Beijing resident Mina Zhao came across surfskating on social media and decided to give it a try.

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Jabs 'saved half a million people'

A research team from Mahidol University has estimated that the government's Covid-19 vaccination campaign over the past two years prevented nearly 490,000 deaths.

Bangkok Post

Kalyn Ponga's Origin III blitz shows the way for Knights to use star

Maybe his coach could relieve him of his captain's duties and get him playing like a great fullback he can be as he demonstrated on Wednesday night.

Newcastle Herald

Covaxin booster safe, fights SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants: Nature

HYDERABAD: A third dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is safe and increases the concentration of neutralising antibodies against the ancestral vaccinated individuals, according to the results of a study published in reputed scientific journal Nature.

The Times of India

Victorian government asks school students to wear masks in class as state's COVID-19 cases spike

A joint letter to parents from bodies representing Victorian public, independent and Catholic schools is asking school students aged eight and over to wear masks in class.

ABC News

Calls for quick rethink of COVID strategy as Omicron peak looms

A leading virus expert has called for a rethink of Australia's COVID-19 strategy as the country prepares to go through another wave of cases during winter.

Newcastle Herald

Calls for employers to allow working from home as 75 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

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Sydney news: COVID-19 safety measures stay as public school students return for term three

MORNING BRIEFING: COVID-19 safety measures remain in place to "keep schools open", as public school students begin term three during another wave of the virus.

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Doctors call for masks and vaccines in Queensland schools as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise

Fewer than 32 per cent of five to 11-year-olds in Queensland have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, ventilation quality in schools remains unclear.

The Conversation

COVID drugs in Australia: what's available and how to get them

With COVID case numbers expected to rise in Australia over the coming weeks and months there is significant concern the numbers of severely sick patients may overwhelm hospitals.

The Independent UK

California universities reinstate indoor mask mandate as new Covid variant spreads rapidly

Ninety per cent of the California population are living in counties reporting high transmission rates, which the CDC recommends should force universal masking indoors.

Benzinga

If You Invested $1,000 In The U.S. Oil ETF At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some investments performed better than others along the way.

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Royal Hobart Hospital nurses threaten strike action amid mounting COVID-19 pressures

Nurses at Tasmania's biggest public hospital are threatening strike action as COVID pushes the facility to its highest escalation level and the state records its highest ever daily death toll from the virus.

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership race veers further right as Tom Tugendhat out and Liz Truss advances

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch will now go through to the next round tomorrow before a final announcement on Wednesday at 4pm - selecting the pair who'll be voted on by Tory members

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Long COVID cases set to grow as more people fall through the cracks of support

Up to 100,000 people could be suffering severe long COVID within the next three months. Another 300,000 people could have some limitations on their daily activities.

Irish Mirror

Government gold stocks double in a year as Government 'diversifies' amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine-Russia war

The Central Bank is 'diversifying' its national portfolio and is piling up the precious metal

Tribune News Service

Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to step down by end of Biden’s first term, says COVID isn’t going anywhere

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he plans to leave his post as the nation’s top health official by the end of President Joe Biden’s first term in office, saying the nation is going to have to live with COVID-19.

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Extra half billion dollars in fuel cuts could have gone to critical health shortages

Unspent Covid funds that could have brought critical medical staff into the country will instead provide a continued discount for the use of the roads, and have no real impact on inflation.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson falsely boasts he 'delivered every promise' in 'vengeful' farewell speech

MPs warned Boris Johnson has presided over ‘growing evidence of corruption’ as he gave a rambling 44-minute speech defending himself against a no-confidence vote - and claiming, without evidence, that Keir Starmer and the ‘deep state’ were trying to bring down Brexit

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