COVID cops given strict deadline on vaccination
Queensland police officers working on the state’s virus frontline have been given a deadline for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine rollout
The latest news as the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out across Australia
Is this a clue Brisbane’s lockdown will be extended?
Queensland Health has quietly updated its website in a move that appears to suggest Brisbane will spend Easter locked down.
Height of stupidity: Quarantined travellers share items over balcony
Guests have been snapped leaning over balconies and sharing items at the quarantine hotel at the centre of a previous outbreak.
Business smoked in wait for lockdown
The uncertainty around whether Brisbane’s lockdown would be lifted on Thursday evening smoked Proof BBQ’s chance of trading for a week.
Australia’s vaccine rollout falling short of doses
Australia is 3.4 million doses behind schedule in the COVID-19 jab rollout because of two major problems, experts have warned.
Tourism tenterhooks: ‘Everybody’s holding their breath’
Queensland tourism operators are holding their breath over whether Brisbane’s crippling lockdown will be extended, or even spread to the Gold Coast.
Stripping tradie could plunge Gold Coast into lockdown
The Gold Coast is holding its breath after a local COVID-positive tradie – who moonlighted as a stripper at a superspreader hen’s party – visited 11 potential exposure sites across the city including surf titles and an aged care home.
State’s vaccine rollout slammed as 40,000 doses sit spare
Queensland has used just 60 per cent of its stock of COVID-19 vaccines, with more than 40,000 doses sitting spare, amid mounting concerns over the pace of the rollout.
Hours of waiting: COVID test queues explode
COVID-19 test clinic queues have exploded in Central Queensland following news a man who tested positive for the virus visited several venues in the area. SEE THE VIDEO
EXPLAINED: 10 new cases, two ‘distinct’ clusters as virus ‘ramps up’
Two clusters of the highly-contagious UK-strain of COVID-19 have exploded in Queensland with 10 new cases overnight including five linked to a hen’s party. Here’s the two clusters explained.
Two clusters emerge: Unvaccinated nurse becomes superspreader event
Queensland’s COVID-19 outbreak has exploded with two distinct clusters emerging, including one involving a hospital nurse who authorities believe has infected up to six others.
Vaccine bombshell: 43 per cent of doctors haven’t received first dose
Health workers are demanding more protection after a survey revealed 43 per cent of Queensland’s public hospital doctors – many who treat COVID patients – have not yet got a single dose of the COVID vaccine.
Elective surgery patients need COVID jabs now
Elective surgery patients need to get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population to reduce the risk of post-op deaths, surgeons warn
Doctors plead for patience as vaccine faces new rollout threat
Phase 1B of Queensland’s COVID vaccine rollout kicks off on Monday, with people aged 80 years and over to be offered the jab first, but those in line have been told to be patient following news of a new threat to the rollout.
Two in ICU as COVID-19 shots start at GPs
About 250 Queensland general practice clinics will start administering COVID-19 shots from Monday. It comes as two people with COVID-19 are in intensive care as four new cases were recorded overnight. FULL LIST OF CLINICS
Qld expert backs AstraZeneca vaccine despite clot concerns
Mater Health Services director of infectious diseases Paul Griffin has dismissed the controversy over the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by rolling his own sleeve up to receive it.
Health Minister accused of ‘making stuff up on the run’
The State Government must get its house in order over health messaging to ensure confidence in the vaccine rollout is not undermined, the Opposition has claimed.
Premier backs jab warning as Qld caseload jumps to 48
The Premier has backed her Health Minister for issuing warnings regarding allergic reactions to the AstraZeneca jab, as eight new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in hotel quarantine overnight. Six of those have been linked to PNG.
Qld Govt sparks mass confusion over wrong vaccine advice
The Queensland Government has been forced to backflip after giving conflicting safety advice about the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Bad reactions: Feds contradict Qld caution on COVID jabs
Australia’s top medical and drug officials have told Queenslanders prone to allergic reactions to go ahead with a COVID-19 jab. It comes just hours after state health authorities advised otherwise, saying there had been four bad reactions in the state in 24 hours.
What to do if you’re at risk of allergic reaction
Four alarming reactions to the coronavirus vaccine in the past 48 hours have led health authorities to adjust the jab rollout. Here’s what you need to know.
COVID warning: Urgency needed after ‘serious errors’
Australia risks stumbling at the final hurdle of its world-leading COVID-19 response unless it improves its “shaky” vaccination rollout, an expert has warned.
Where to get COVID jab in QLD and why you may have to wait
Six million Aussies from today will be able to make a GP appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine. See if your area is on the list.
Federal Govt’s aged care vaccine rollout falling behind
The Federal Government has only vaccinated a “small proportion” of Queensland’s aged care workforce despite the rollout beginning more than three weeks ago.
Hospital whistleblowers expose Qld’s ‘ludicrous’ vaccine rollout
Workers at the coalface of Queensland’s fight against COVID-19 have lifted the lid on the state’s vaccination rollout, as hospital staff are rounded up to prevent wastage.
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