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Concern over low third vaccine dose rates

The take-up of third doses of COVID-19 vaccines is flatlining, leading to concerns about the future impact of the pandemic.

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Australia secures 450,000 new monkeypox vaccines. What are they and who can have them?

Health Minister Mark Butler today announced Australia had secured 450,000 doses of a third-generation monkeypox vaccine, 22,000 of which will arrive later this week.

The Conversation

Australia secures 450,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine

Jab will be prioritised for at-risk groups including gay and bisexual men – especially those who travel

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Stephen-Smith urges federal counterpart make abortions free across country

The ACT government will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortions from early next year.

The Canberra Times

Third-generation monkeypox vaccines secured, with gay and bisexual men in 'high-risk' categories targeted for first rollout

Health Minister Mark Butler announced it had locked in the jabs for distribution in Australia after "27 meetings" with vaccine company Bavarian Nordic.

ABC News

Monkeypox vaccine set to be rolled out

The monkeypox vaccine will be available in state and territory health clinics as early as next week after the federal government secured 450,000 doses.

Crikey

Australia's winter COVID wave may have peaked early, health minister says

Australia's COVID-19 winter outbreak fuelled by the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4/5 may have peaked early, Health Minister Mark Butler said on Thursday, as hospitals reported a steady fall in admissions over the past week.

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COVID-19's winter Omicron cases may have peaked says Health Minister

The most-recent wave of COVID-19 infections appears to have reached its peak, federal Health Minister Mark Butler says.

ABC News

More vaccines to protect against monkeypox on their way to Australia

The federal government secures more of the preferred smallpox vaccine, with more than 40 cases now recorded nationwide.

ABC News

Too early to tell virus has peaked: Butler

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the government is yet to confirm if the peak of the current COVID-19 wave has been reached.

AAP

Current COVID wave won’t be last: CMO

While signs point to the current COVID wave having peaked, the country’s top doctor has warned more will arrive in the future.

Crikey

National response to long COVID in works

About four per cent of Australians report long-term symptoms from COVID-19, but the health minister says that number could be far greater.

Crikey

‘Put your masks on’: Monique Ryan gives Coalition dressing-down during question time

Former paediatric neurologist was speaking about the risk of long Covid when opposition MPs, most of whom were not wearing masks, interjected

The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 death toll spike: what the latest Hunter figures tell us

One in 12 hospital beds Australia-wide are occupied by patients with COVID-19

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Aust edges toward COVID-19 death milestone

Australia is edging closer to another grim COVID-19 milestone as deaths continue to mount amid the country’s third Omicron wave.

The Guardian - AU

Government establishes new measures at airports to stop FMD; 63 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Government urges take up of Covid antivirals as almost 500,000 in Australian stockpile near expiry date

Health minister says Coalition allowed drugs that can prevent severe cases and hospitalisation to ‘gather dust’ in storage

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Health department defends Australian Covid vaccine ads criticised as ‘very hard to find’

Health expert says health videos contain key messages but it’s difficult to find and share them

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COVID-19 vaccine Moderna is provisionally approved for kids under 5. This is what we know

Australian children aged six months to five years could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a COVID-19 jab. Here's what parents need to know.

The Guardian - AU

AMA chief says mask mandates becoming more likely amid ‘pretty scary’ Covid hospital numbers

‘I don’t know how far [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,’ Omar Khorshid says

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Mental health concern on mask mandates: PM

Anthony Albanese says mental health concerns were one of the reasons why broad mask mandates haven’t been recommended to return.

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Australians urged to work from home and wear masks indoors

Employers are being urged to let staff work from home amid warnings there are twice as many COVID cases in the community as being reported officially.

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The Loop: ANZ takes over Suncorp, Rugby Australia issues a life ban to a spectator, and the UK prepares for its hottest day ever

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The Canberra Times

Case numbers drop but hospitalisations soar

The ACT recorded 956 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Saturday.

The Guardian - AU

AMA welcomes Albanese’s decision to extend Covid-19 pandemic leave payments after national cabinet meets

Prime minister says support will continue until the end of September amid winter Covid wave set to peak in August

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