New vaccine keeps 400-plus Qld babies out of hospital
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has praised a new immunisation that has kept hundreds of Queensland babies out of hospital, as flu and Covid-19 cases spike with the onset of winter.
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Covid, flu vaccine push as hundreds hospitalised in two weeks
Covid-19 infections have soared 30 per cent in Queensland in a fortnight, while the number of flu cases has also spiked compared to the year before.
Chilling ripple effect of Qld’s Covid and flu onslaught
As Queensland stares down a horror flu and Covid-19 season, the impact is being felt in another vulnerable sector of the health system.
We must channel our pandemic mindset to stave off new wave
Queensland’s vaccination rate became a source of pride during the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it is an afterthought, writes the editor.
100 cases a day, vaccination fail as worst ever Covid strain looms
With 100 Queenslanders a day already admitted to hospital, the state now faces a serious threat from the most contagious strain of Covid-19 ever recorded.
Treasurer tells NSW what to do with $105m Covid quarantine bill
Queensland has rejected NSW’s latest request for reimbursement for hotel quarantine services during the pandemic. VOTE IN OUR POLL
These Covid-era mini-dictators are gone now but we’re still paying the price
You can rely on politicians to never waste a good crisis, and Covid-19 was too good an opportunity to pass up, writes Mike O’Connor.
Bleijie confirms LNP will ‘consider’ ditching $3.2m in Covid fines
The government will consider waiving $3.2m worth of outstanding Covid fines, Acting Premier Jarrod Bleijie has revealed.
Australian-first dual vaccine to win over the hesitant, compromised
A combined Covid-19 and influenza vaccine is being trialled in Queensland in the hope it will protect people who otherwise cannot have, or are hesitant about, another type.
State’s big move on cutting-edge vaccines
One Aussie state has revealed its next move on a major vaccine development project – which promises to change the way it responds to future health challenges.
‘The biggest public health threat of our times’
Experts say instances of self harm linked to social media use are at virus epidemic levels, labelling it “the biggest public health threat of our times”.
Vaccination rates a sad casualty of Covid
The chaotic years of Covid are receding rapidly, but the latest legacy is the rise of ‘vaccine fatigue’ and it’s putting our children at risk, writes the Editor.
Truth is out there: Qld’s incredible disappearing Covid advice
In spite of all the meetings and advice from all the experts on Covid-19, it seems that nobody ever thought to write anything down, writes Mike O’Connor.
Nothing to see here: Petition seeks non-existent pandemic advice
Health advice underpinning Queensland’s controversial Covid-19 lockdown rules and vaccination mandates won’t be released by the government – because a conclusive document doesn’t exist.
World first: Qld scientists developing protection plan for next pandemic
In the pioneering study, the Queensland researchers will examine tissue samples from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic to protect the state from death in the next pandemic.
$1.1m plan to overhaul Long Covid, chronic fatigue care
Guidelines to treat the 750,000-plus Australians who have Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome are more than two decades old. See the plan to fix them.
Sacked cops fighting to get jobs back after Covid jab ruling
Police officers sacked after refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccination during the height of the pandemic say they have been left in limbo as they battle to get their jobs back.
Queensland’s suspended Covid cops: Where are they now?
Police sacked for not complying with Covid-19 vaccine mandates have taken their cases to court, asked to be reinstated or in some cases are back at work.
‘No business interfering’: Withering take-down of CHO’s Covid critics
Supporters have sprung to the defence of Queensland’s chief health officer, penning a letter to the Premier amid calls for the CHO’s sacking.
Surprise effects of tough pandemic restrictions on pregnancies
New research has found some positives for pregnant women during the pandemic, despite tough restrictions.
Unprecedented calls to sack CHO over bombshell claims of ‘let it rip’ Covid approach
The Health Minister is backing CHO John Gerrard, as a collection of respected professionals call for his sacking, amid claims his office adopted an “unscientific” approach to the Covid pandemic.
Qld schooling overhaul: What it means for you
Queensland’s schooling laws will be overhauled – this is what it all means.
New blow for sacked Covid-mandate-defying nurses
Queensland nurses who were sacked for defying the Covid-19 mandate have been dealt a cruel blow by the Health Minister, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that the mandate was “unlawful”.
‘No directive’: Top bureaucrat’s message to every Qld hospital over Covid mandate
Queensland Health’s director-general has written to every hospital and health service in the state declaring there is no directive to not re-employ staff who refused the Covid-19 vaccine.
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