The federal government’s immunisation advisory body says the most vulnerable Australians should arrange to get another COVID-19 vaccination booster. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on Friday released fresh recommendations saying all adults over the age of 75 ...

A new report has revealed an excess of 12 per cent of the Australian population died due to Covid-19 in 2022, of which the majority were 65 and over. Research done by the Actuaries Institute, published last week, compared 2021-22 ...

The federal government has urged everyone over 65 to get a booster shot after data revealed 4 million Australians had been struck down by Covid-19 during the last wave. More than 2,600 Australians have died from the virus since October ...

Coronavirus deaths in Australian residential facilities are beginning to rise again, according to recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report showed the percentage of COVID-19 deaths among aged care residents increased from 17 per cent ...

An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases in aged care homes this week. As of 31 March, there have been 658 active outbreaks ...