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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New research has found some positives for pregnant women during the pandemic, despite tough restrictions.
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.
Queensland’s schooling laws will be overhauled – this is what it all means.
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”.
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.
The state government should accept this court decision for what it is, and take the opportunity to re-energise our public sector, writes the editor.
Teachers sacked for refusing to get Covid-19 vaccines are hopeful of receiving their own compensation after this week’s landmark court ruling in favour of police and ambulance officers.
This is how Clive Palmer brought down Queensland’s controversial – now “unlawful” – Covid mandates, creating a potential firestorm for thousands of public servants.
The Supreme Court’s decision that mandatory vaccination orders against dozens of police and health workers were unlawful has raised a lot of questions for workers. Here, we answer them.
The chief health officer will visit every state hospital to assess Covid-19 safety protocols following pressure from doctors who claim patients are dying due to ward transmission.
The Covid threat that emerged before Christmas doesn’t appear to be going anywhere in Queensland. ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Queensland’s top doctor has issued a warning as children prepare to return to school next week, with a wave of respiratory illnesses putting one group of students at particular risk.
Queensland’s worst hit aged care centres have been revealed as a Covid tsunami smashes the state, with a major failure exposing only a tiny segment of the population is protected.
Hundreds of Queenslanders are in hospital with Covid-19 with a double whammy of two sub-variants crossing paths.
Covid cases are on the rise in NSW, and the true toll of the virus this year has been revealed, with almost 4000 Australians dying from the virus in 2023.
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