The latest news as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out across Australia
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.
A woman who supported hundreds of Queenslanders locked out of the state at the height of Covid lockdowns has been recognised for her kindness – but she’s still angry about the experience.
High-profile former president of the Australian Medical Association Kerryn Phelps has taken to social media to slam the Queensland Premier’s Covid response.
The State Government spent four times as much spruiking its Covid-19 recovery plan as it did promoting vaccination to Queenslanders.
Police, ambulance officers and a nurse who do not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 are about to begin their legal challenge.
Queensland has taken another huge leap to returning to life as normal after Covid-19 with vaccine mandates for hospitality and entertainment venues scrapped as jab rates climb and authorities feel more at ease about the recent wave of the virus.
Six more Queenslanders have sadly lost their lives to Covid, as 4029 new cases are recorded. The figures come as authorities discuss whether close contacts may soon no longer be required to immediately quarantine.
Queensland has set a sad new daily record, with 18 people dying of Covid in the past 24 hours, including an unvaccinated man aged in his 30s. A total 9974 cases were recorded. The Premier has also released modelling showing the ‘worst case scenario’.
The boss of Queensland’s biggest airport has claimed it will take years to rebuild international travel into and out of the state, with passenger levels not expected to return to 2019 levels until 2024.
Unions are demanding the state government amend its directive allowing critically essential asymptomatic close contacts to go to work, insisting “let it rip” policies would increase supply issues and put lives at risk.
Eligible Queenslanders are being encouraged to get their Covid booster shots to increase their protection as the state heads towards the peak of the Omicron wave. Here’s exactly how you can organise your vaccine appointment today.
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