COVID-19 vaccine

Push for ‘winter boosters’ and flu vaccines in aged care homes as COVID-19 cases surge 

An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent…

NSW marks deadliest Covid day with 15 deaths, aged care visitors to be allowed from Oct 11

NSW has recorded 863 new local coronavirus cases and 15 deaths on Wednesday September 29, marking the state’s deadliest day,…

Vaccination surge could open Queensland border by Christmas, Victorian road map revealed

Queensland’s hard border with NSW and Victoria could be removed by Christmas after a record number of people were vaccinated…

Vaccine deadline looms as government releases new data

The government has released nationwide aged care workforce vaccine data as the September deadline counts down to under three weeks. …

‘Pre-Covid life has died’: Vaccination plea goes viral

A Sydney doctor has declared “pre-Covid life has died” as he made an impassioned plea for the nation to get…

Two Sydney aged care homes return positive tests among unvaccinated staff

Two aged care homes in Sydney have returned positive COVID-19 tests among unvaccinated staff members. The NSW government announced on…

Half of aged care workers still unvaccinated as mandatory deadline looms

With the deadline for mandatory vaccination for aged care workers less than eight weeks away, over half of the workforce…

Aged care workers get vaccine priority in Sydney, peaks and unions meet with Health Minister

Aged care workers in the worst COVID-hit areas of Sydney will be prioritised in the state's vaccine rollout, the government…

‘Difficult cohort’: COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for aged care workers

Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in residential aged care, the government has announced. In a…

Only 15 per cent of residential care workers, 4 per cent of home care staff vaccinated: Colbeck

The government's handling of the vaccination rollout in aged care came under scrutiny again in the last sitting week of…

Aged care faces workforce ‘exodus’ if jabs become mandatory

One third of West Australian aged care workers would quit if the government mandates the COVID-19 vaccination, according to a…

National cabinet agrees to mandatory vaccines for aged care workers

The Covid-19 jab could become mandatory for aged care workers after the federal and state governments agreed to the measure. Demands for mandatory…

Confusion over COVID-19 vaccine timeline continues, minister Colbeck enters the fray

Australians were never expected to have two COVID-19 doses before the end of 2021, Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck says. The development…

‘No issue from our end’: Hunt on vaccine rollout dispute

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended Australia’s vaccine rollout after states and territories lashed the government over claims they…

Health workers could be punished for anti-vax messages, European vaccine rollout under a cloud

As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out across aged care homes nationwide there have been encouraging signs from overseas as…

Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory for healthcare workers?

With phase 1a of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway this week, questions still stand about the public's appetite to get…

COVID vaccine: government releases training, reveals proof of vaccination certificates

The government has announced the release of training modules for staff who will administer the COVID-19 vaccines to the Australian…