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Winter spread: COVID and influenza still rife

Hunter New England has recorded in excess of 300,100 COVID-19 cases to date this year, with more than 9200 new cases last week.

Newcastle Herald

School's back as COVID cruise docks in NSW

The NSW education department has unveiled return-to-school protocols as another cruise ship carrying people infected with COVID-19 docks in Sydney.

AAP

Flu season in NSW has peaked but worst yet to come from new COVID wave, authorities say

The flu season has likely reached its peak in New South Wales, but people are warned the worst is yet to come from a new wave of COVID-19 transmission.

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NSW shifts aged care COVID vaccine rules

Visitors to aged care homes in NSW will no longer have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under changes signed off by Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant.

AAP

New COVID wave set to peak by month's end

The new COVID-19 wave spreading across the country is set to reach its peak by the end of July, as the government unveils its winter plan for aged care.

AAP

Coral Princess COVID-19 outbreak may foreshadow what happens on land in coming weeks

NSW Health is closely monitoring the Coral Princess cruise ship which has docked in Sydney amid a COVID-19 outbreak on board, mostly among crew members.

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Omicron subvariants are spreading, so why not get a booster?

NSW Health revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks to four weeks.

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Treasurer defends end of free RAT scheme

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government can't continue to give free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for concession card holders indefinitely.

AAP

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

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Coral Princess passengers say they struggled to get RAT and asthma puffer during Brisbane Covid outbreak

Twenty-four infected people disembarked in Brisbane before cruise ship travelled on to Eden on NSW south coast

The Guardian - AU

COVID ship off NSW coast as crew isolate

A cruise ship carrying people infected with COVID-19 is expected to dock in NSW twice this week amid renewed concerns about evolving variants of the virus.

AAP

COVID-19 cruise ship Coral Princess docks in NSW as testing policy changes

A cruise ship with a huge COVID-19 outbreak among crew and passengers arrives in New South Wales as the state government announces a key change to its reinfection policy.

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COVID-19 antiviral treatments are on the table for more Australians. What are antivirals and how do they help stop the spread of coronavirus?

More than 73,000 Australians have already benefited from COVID-19 antivirals, but what exactly are they and how do they ward off the virus?

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Pregnant mothers in rural Australian town fear giving birth roadside due to midwife shortages

Mothers-to-be in the New South Wales Riverina town of Deniliquin fear giving birth on the side of the road due to a shortage of midwives.

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NSW Health warns first cases of locally transmitted monkeypox may have happened

NSW Health warns the state may have seen the first cases of monkeypox being caught through local transmission.

Newcastle Herald

'Winter is here': Hospital emergency departments cop dramatic rise in sick kids

The number of children presenting to the Hunter's hospitals has gone up "dramatically".

ABC News

Two Australian children have caught diphtheria. What is it? Is there a vaccine? And how do you prevent it?

Two Australian children are hospitalised with rare cases of diphtheria of the throat. So, what is diphtheria? How is it treated? And how important is vaccination?

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Diphtheria identified in two children in northern New South Wales, one child in ICU

Two unvaccinated children have contracted diphtheria of the throat, the first cases of the life-threatening but preventable disease last seen in NSW in the early 1990s.

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AAP

NSW reports century-first diphtheria case

The two-year-old child is in intensive care at a Queensland hospital, where they've been given diphtheria antitoxin, antibiotics and respiratory support.

Newcastle Herald

Will Newcastle get its own long COVID clinic? The demand is there

Locations of long COVID clinics yet to be decided, but Hunter clinicians are already receiving referrals as more patients seek help.

ABC News

Street sales, online dealers and convenience stores: Inside the thriving black market for nicotine vapes

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

The New Daily

Australia’s COVID rules wound back – despite surging infections

COVID rules have been wound back further across Australia, despite two new subvariants driving surge in case numbers – prompting alarm among some experts.

ABC News

Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them

The message is clear: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of not just that virus, but other lurgies too.

The Guardian - AU

Teens and vaping: ‘We would have had a nicotine-free generation’

Bubblegum flavoured, feted on Tiktok and in some cases addictive – vaping is attracting a generation of young people who would never light a cigarette. And it’s making some sick

ABC News

New, 'sticky' Omicron variants will take over in NSW, concerns about reinfection

Two new Omicron variants are set to become the most prevalent in New South Wales as a result of their "growth advantage" over previous strains, according to NSW Health.

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