‘It can be fatal’: Health warning for SA babies as RSV spike climbs
A health alert has been issued to SA parents after a shock spike in RSV cases presenting to emergency rooms – with more than half being young children under the age of 5.
A health alert has been issued to SA parents after a shock spike in RSV cases presenting to emergency rooms – with more than half being young children under the age of 5.
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Mandatory face masks have returned in certain settings in South Australia as a new Covid wave that has caused a spike in cases grips the state.
A passenger has detailed the situation on-board as authorities confirm Covid and gastro outbreaks have been reported.
A 50 per cent rise in covid cases from last week has sparked new warnings for people to check their home test kits — and to plan for possible shortages.
As Covid cases shoot up in South Australia, advocates for the elderly have warned against rushing into lockdowns of aged care homes.
Australia is in the grips of its eighth Covid wave, but the country’s chief medical officer has insisted it is “business as usual” in managing the disease.
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One of the state’s leading public and medical figures went to an anti-vaxxer doctor’s Adelaide speech “out of respect for his years of support”.
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A suspended doctor and anti-vax protest leader is facing a new legal headache after being charged by police.
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Covid numbers are climbing across the country as health experts plead with Australians to do the “simple measures” ahead of winter.
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