Aussie-made vaccine shows promise in trials
An Australian-made vaccine has progressed to the final stages of a human clinical trial, after achieving strong preliminary results showing its efficacy in resisting Covid-19 and preventing lung infection.
Vaccinations
WA Premier will allow arrivals with a jab
Anyone hoping to enter WA from NSW will now be required to show they have received at least one vaccine dose.
Bosses reassured on jab liability
Employers would be protected from legal action if they did not mandate vaccinations for workers under a national cabinet plan.
Vaccination ‘offers travel sector hope’
Tourism Minister Dan Tehan says border openings and bubbles with Singapore, the Pacific Islands and NZ will happen if 80 per cent vaccination rates are reached.
Autistic kids ‘were Delta sitting ducks’
The outbreak at a Sydney special needs school was a long time coming, industry advocates say.
Israel mandates Covid tests for kids as young as three
The tests will required if children wants to enter schools, swimming pools, hotels or gyms as infections from the Delta variant surge.
One in four Australians now fully vaccinated
Scott Morrison says Australia is ‘just shy’ of administering 15 million vaccines, as NSW is set to tighten rules around the singles bubble.
Big change to vaccines for over-18s
Victoria has introduced a major change to how over 18s can get vaccines as it pushes for younger people to take up jabs.
Andrews sets target of million jabs over next five weeks
The Victorian government will make AstraZeneca available to under-40s in a bid to administer a million vaccine doses over the next five weeks.
Year 12 vaccine hub exposed to Covid
There are fears Year 12 students have been exposed to Covid-19 after an infected person visited a mass vaccination centre, as the state’s exposure site list grows.
‘Shocking’ vaccine mistake revealed
The federal government has been forced to apologise for a major blunder over crucial Covid-19 information that has been exposed.
We need to know there is a Freedom Day up ahead
Can the PM guarantee that once we reach a 70-80 per cent vaccination rate all restrictions will be lifted and life can go back to normal?
Data deal denial thwarts passport plans
The NSW government’s plan to include a Covid vaccination certificate within the Service NSW app has been thwarted by the federal government.
Vaccine powers for hotspot employers
The workplace regulator has opened the way for employers to require mandatory vaccinations of workers in Covid-19 hotspots.
Green light for mandatory jabs
Employers in high-risk industries will be allowed to mandate covid vaccinations, as angry tradies in Sydney hot spots plan legal action.
Frantic race to vaccinate Indigenous township
Health authorities have rushed vaccines to the remote NSW town of Walgett as a Covid case has increased fears for the town’s Indigenous community.
Border crossers may face tougher controls
Annastacia Palaszczuk has flagged tougher restrictions with NSW as Queenslanders living along the border are bumped to the front of the vaccination queue.
Vaccinate our players now: Clubs demand NRL jab plan
Clubs are calling on the NRL to introduce an immediate vaccination policy to avoid another season of Covid hell in 2022.
Ardern unveils plan to reopen NZ to the world
Every New Zealander will be eligible for Pfizer from the beginning of next month and global border closure will be eased from early next year.
Emergency Pfizer supplies rushed to NSW town
Walgett, with a population one-third Indigenous, is being sent thousands of jabs amid fears of a Covid spread.
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