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A woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a pharmacy in Paris on October 19, 2022. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Medical experts answer Aussies burning Covid questions

Aussies are still being struck down by Covid. Medical experts reveal when the virus will end and answer all the big questions about the deadly virus.

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In this file photograph taken on December 30, 2021, medical staff members help a patient to wear a new non-invasive technology that can reduce the need of intubation at Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at The Institute of Clinical Cardiology (ICC) in Rome. - The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said on May 5, 2023. It is "with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency", WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed "at least 20 million" people, nearly three times the official estimate. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

‘Significantly elevated’: What we didn’t know about Long Covid

A new study believed to be the first of its kind has documented the extent of damage caused by Long Covid. See how it affects you.

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Should we be worried about the new Pi variant of Covid?

The Pi variant of Covid has scientists worried after it has emerged. Here’s how it could impact Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, JANUARY 6, 2023. People wearing masks in Melbourne as Friday will marks the first day of national Covid data since before Christmas. Numbers are expected to be high as new variants enter the country and Aussies gathered in droves over the holiday season. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Major mystery behind the Covid-19 pandemic unravelled

Researchers have made an unexpected discovery which may finally explain why Covid spreads so easily and will never leave us.

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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 02: (CHINA OUT) A patient on oxygen is wheeled on a gurney into a busy emergency room at a hospital on January 2, 2023 in Beijing, China. China has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases since the government lifted its strict zero tolerance measures to contain the virus earlier this month and hospitals in many cities with severe COVID-19 outbreaks have been overwhelmed by the increase in patients. (Photo by Getty Images)

‘Kind of scary’: China’s hidden ‘hand grenade’

With reports of morgues and pharmacies pushed to capacity in China because of a Covid explosion, a health expert has shared a major fear.

This handout illustration image obtained February 27, 2020 courtesy of the National Institutes of Health taken with a scanning electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the US, emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. - President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, including Iran, South Korea and Italy. There are now more daily cases being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the virus first emerged in December, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by Handout / National Institutes of Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH/NIAID-RML/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Everything to know about new Covid strain

A new Covid variant has been detected in Australia after spreading rapidly from the US. Here’s everything you need to know about the new threat.

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100 days in hospital: My shocking Covid hell

When David Schell contracted Covid, he had no idea of the battle ahead – in a hospital bed for nearly 100 days, weeks in ICU, two comas and a constant fight for life.

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An illustration shows used Corona rapid tests with negative results in Dortmund, western Germany on January 20, 2022, during the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. - Like in other European countries, the number of daily new coronavirus infections is rising, as the Omicron variant sparked a renewed surge in transmissions. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

‘Extra bad boy’: New Covid strain hits Australia

A highly transmissible Covid subvariant has been detected in Australia, as a health expert reveals the level of risk it poses to the community.

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Passengers of a flight from China wait in a line for checking their COVID-19 vaccination documents as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, after arriving at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023. - France and Britain on December 30 joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travelers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases -- and amid questions about its data reporting. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

China reacts as Australia defends new Covid rule

China has declared restrictions on Chinese travellers enforced by Australia and other countries as ‘unnecessary’.

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TOPSHOT - A passenger of a flight from Beijing leaves the terminal after landing at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport in Barajas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on December 31, 2022. - The first flight from China after the reinstatement by Spain of health controls on passengers from that country, in the midst of an explosion of covid cases, arrived in Madrid today evening. The passengers of the Air China CA 907 flight had to undergo temperature controls, present a negative covid test or prove that they were immunized with one of the vaccines approved in Spain upon arrival at Barajas, causing a scene not seen in months at the Madrid airport. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe Marcou / AFP)

‘Worst Covid variant’: What you need to know

Experts fear that the new Omicron subvariant will cause another avalanche of Covid-19 cases. Here is what you need to know.

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Adelaide woman Hayley Beadman, who died aged 24 after contracting Covid in Bali, with her partner Benjamin Moore. Picture: Supplied

‘Magical’ Hayley adoringly remembered after losing fight for life

Hayley Beadman is being remembered by her parents, friends and loved ones after losing her brave battle with Covid, caught on a trip to Bali.

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Shot focused on a kind looking nurse wearing scrubs, a stethoscope, white rubber gloves and a protective face mask. She is smiling at the nervous patient with her eyes. The nurse is prepping the patients arm before she injects her with the COVID-19 vaccine.

Vax change that could impact millions of Aussies

Australia’s top infectious disease expert has called for one major vaccine rule to be changed as Aussies brace for a rise in Covid-19 cases over Christmas.

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Rapid antigen detection test (RADT) with two red stripes showing a POSITIVE result of a human sample testing. Mans fingers holding the white plastic device with a COVID-19 Ag inscription.

How to check your Covid test works

The TGA has examined rapid antigen tests to see what Covid kit is the best. Take the test to see how your RAT rates.

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Haeleah Jones from Moana will be in isolation for Christmas after testing positve to covid. Picture: Ben Clark

Christmas ruined: How to avoid missing the festive fun

Missing Christmas isn’t fun for anyone – ask Haeleah Jones who will be stuck in isolation. See why experts say the trick to having a Covid-safe festive period this year is simple.

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