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Queensland hospital staff say 'fatigue is immense' amid COVID-19 patient load, while late cancer diagnoses follow delayed procedures

Queensland hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, burnt-out health workers are taking leave to cope with pandemic stress, while ongoing elective surgery delays are starting to result in late cancer diagnoses, doctors warn.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Plea for Queensland to resume publishing vaccination status of Covid fatalities

Experts say data could help convince public to get booster shots as state’s Covid hospitalisations reach record levels

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022

Queensland nears record COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths with latest peak likely weeks away

With 22 fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours and 921 people in hospital, Queensland is approaching its worst wave of the pandemic.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

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‘Not just another wave’: Australia’s Covid hospitalisations reach record levels in several states

Experts warn of worse to come, with most states likely several weeks away from peak hospitalisation rates

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant are on the way — but it could be worth getting a fourth dose now

Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world and boosters targeting this variant are getting closer to being released.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

What are Covid antiviral treatments and who in Australia is eligible for them?

Health authorities have expanded access to oral antivirals for coronavirus in Australia. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2022

Now diphtheria: is northern NSW incubating another Australian health crisis?

Diseases that have been successfully reduced by vaccination have the potential to return. The spotlight is once again on the ‘anti-vax capital of Australia’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2022

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Queensland COVID-19 hospitalisations at highest number since February, mask mandate ruled out

An infectious diseases expert says new sub-variants are driving the rising case numbers and even people who had recently contracted COVID are not fully protected from the new strains.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna 'provides good clinical protection' against Omicron subvariants

The biotech company's experimental Omicron booster generates high levels of antibodies that neutralise subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, according to preliminary clinical trial data.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

I've got COVID-19. When will I feel the worst, and how long will my symptoms last?

As the temperatures drop, COVID-19 cases continue to climb. But what should you expect while your immune system fights off the virus? We asked an infectious diseases expert to break it down.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

How effective are face masks against the flu? Will wearing a mask stop me from getting the flu? What can I do to avoid getting sick?

How effective are masks in keeping the flu at bay? What masks offer the most protection? What else can I do to avoid getting sick this winter? Your questions answered.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Queensland Children's Hospital under strain with spike in flu and respiratory cases

The Queensland Children's Hospital emergency department is experiencing unprecedented demand. For seven days in the past fortnight, it saw more than 300 children per day – a jump of about 30 per cent.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Why do some people not catch COVID? What do we know about long COVID? Here are some of your common questions answered

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

How accurate are COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, and when is the best time to use them?

Rapid antigen tests provide results within minutes, but they also have their limitations. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

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ABC News · Apr 9, 2022

A new COVID-19 variant has been detected in Australia. Here's what we know

Genomic sequencing picks up Deltacron in Australia for the first time this week, with the variant described as a hybrid between Delta and Omicron. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

As Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine mandates ease in social settings, they still apply to many workers

Vaccine mandates for social settings will be removed next week, but people working in schools, childcare, prisons and the health sector will still need to be vaccinated.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022

‘Terrible plan’: call for Queensland to stop closing Covid testing clinics as case numbers escalate

Covid-19 infections in the state have increased by more than 50% in the past two weeks

ABC News · Mar 25, 2022

One in 50 Queensland students contract COVID as government slammed over ventilation audits

Queensland schools are being encouraged to reinstate mask-wearing protocols after a week in which more than 15,000 students tested positive.

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ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Queenslanders hit by COVID-19 and flooding are struggling to get their lives back on track

As health authorities warn another wave of COVID-19 has hit Queensland, some families, like the Brodies, have been unlucky enough to have caught COVID twice in just two months while also dealing with the disruption of the floods.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

Authorities warn Queenslanders to mask up as cases of highly infectious BA-2 COVID-19 sub-variant set to climb

Queenslanders are being encouraged to voluntarily don masks again to protect themselves against COVID-19 with experts saying it's too early to declare the pandemic over.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

Queensland lags in COVID-19 vaccinations in children with hundreds aged up to 17 hospitalised during Omicron wave

New figures reveal hundreds of Queensland children ended up in hospital with the virus during the Omicron wave but the state is still lagging behind all other states in vaccination rates.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

What is Japanese encephalitis? What do we know about the first confirmed Queensland case in 24 years?

Japanese encephalitis is a rare virus that in serious cases can cause your brain to swell. Cases have also appeared in Victoria this week.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022

Booster rates in Barkly, Central Australian remote Aboriginal communities lag behind NT average

The NT's peak Aboriginal health body is calling for "urgent action" to boost remote vaccination rates — especially in Central Australia and the Barkly region — before the NT continues to wind back public health measures.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

World leading air quality and health expert says it is too early for Queensland to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

Air quality expert Lidia Morawska says with Queensland still recording thousands of new COVID-19 cases a day, it is too early to ease the state's mask rules as planned.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

Likelihood of dying from COVID-19 about one in 61,000 for Queenslanders who get booster shot, data shows

Queenslanders who have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are 20 times less likely to die from the virus than those who remain unvaccinated, new data shows.

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