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New vaccine deal needed for COVID-19 fight

Former health department boss Jane Halton says the federal government needs to ensure it has enough vaccines to tackle new variants in 2023.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

International task force finds COVID-19 origins 'most likely zoonotic' and warns of a failure to reduce animal-to-human transmission

Almost three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of international experts says the world has still not dealt with what it says is the "most likely" cause of the virus: animal-to-human transmission.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

COVID vaccine review lead Jane Halton 'surprised' government has not ordered vaccines for 2024

Warning "this virus isn't going away", the former health department boss who led a review of the nation's COVID-19 vaccine arrangements says she is surprised the federal government is yet to order vaccines for 2024.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022