June 20, 2022
Omicron BA.5 Variant is Here
It's expected the BA.5 variant will soon be dominant, leading to many re-infections, an infectious…
May 29, 2022
4th Booster Available
Patients with diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases will be eligible for a second COVID-19…
March 25, 2022
4 th COVID-19 vaccine
A new round of winter COVID-19 booster shots will be offered to some vulnerable Australians.…
February 11, 2022
Vaccinated = 3 Shots
Australia's definition of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is set to change, with people aged over 16…
December 7, 2021
Omicron Updated
1. Will we need to update vaccines to deal with the Omicron variant? The Omicron…
October 25, 2021
COVID Risk Calculator
A COVID-19 risk calculator that allows people to assess their chances of catching coronavirus and dying…
September 4, 2021
Covid Vaccine Certificates
Covid vaccine certificate – where to find it, and what it means As premiers across…
August 20, 2021
AZ Vs Pfizer
The Pfizer vaccine loses its effectiveness faster than AstraZeneca ( AZ ) vaccine over a…
August 18, 2021
Pfizer Eligibility
Eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends that…
August 3, 2021
Delta – its a War
The Delta coronavirus variant is now believed to be more transmissible than the common cold…
July 30, 2021
AstraZeneca Effective
The Astrazeneca initial trials of various COVID-19 vaccines were large, but they took place before…
July 22, 2021
Long Covid
Long Covid is a reality. Earlier this month, the Australian government announced a four-phase plan to…
July 15, 2021
Covid Delta Variant
The Delta variant is surging across the globe, and the World Health Organization warns it will rapidly…
July 9, 2021
COVID PREVENTION
When a COVID cluster includes people who are vaccinated against the virus, we inevitably hear…
June 25, 2021
AZ Risk of Dying
What’s the risk of dying from AstraZeneca related Blood Clots? In Australia, mortality of TTS …
June 18, 2021
Blood Clots ?
A history of blood clots is not a reason to avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine. …
June 2, 2021
Indian Variant Explained
Like the "UK variant" B.1.1.7 and "South African variant" B.1.351, the "Indian variant" B.1.617 is…
May 21, 2021
New Drug for Covid
an Australian-United States research team, led by Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute, have shown promising results in…
May 14, 2021
Covid Vaccine Rollout
Australians are eagerly watching the pace of the rollout, given this underpins a further budget…
April 29, 2021
Hotel Quarantine a Failure
At least six Australians returned home uninfected only to acquire the coronavirus while undergoing quarantine…
March 19, 2021
PCR Swabs Explained
Billed by Australia's medicines and therapeutic regulatory agency as the "gold standard for diagnosis of…
March 18, 2021
PFIZER ASTRAZENECA MODERNA NOVAVAX VACCINATION INFORMATION
COVID VACCINE INFORMATION All current information will be updated on this page. Please read all…
March 11, 2021
Russian Covid Variant in QLD
Known as the Russian variant, health authorities are still working through the details of the…
March 5, 2021
Covid Vaccine Program
Covid Vaccine Program: How will I know when it’s my turn to get the vaccine,…
February 26, 2021
Covid Variant Explained
We’re faced with another set of new words: mutation, variant and strain. So, what do…
February 19, 2021
Our Covid Schedule
The schedule for the Covid - 19 vaccination has been announced. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine can…
February 12, 2021
Covid Vaccine Choice
The choice Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has is to roll out the safe and…
February 5, 2021
Our Covid Vaccine Rollout
The first vaccine doses rollout in Australia will be the Pfizer jab, which will be…
January 29, 2021
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe ?
In order for a vaccine to get safe use in Australia, it needs to go…
January 22, 2021
Coronavirus and the Common Cold
Those of us who avoided COVID-19 over the past year may be somewhat surprised to…
January 16, 2021
Mutant UK Covid Strain
The detection of a mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2 on Australian soil is causing alarm, with the…
January 8, 2021
Covid Vaccine Rollout
Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout will now begin in mid- to late February. Vaccination will commence with…
January 2, 2021
15-minute COVID test
University of Technology Sydney researchers say they have developed a sensitive saliva test which can…
December 28, 2020
Housing and our Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink how we approach health and protect our…
December 18, 2020
CSL Vaccine Failure
Australia’s hopes of a locally developed COVID-19 vaccine have been dashed with news today the University of…
December 11, 2020
Pfizer Covid Vaccine
The news that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has gained emergency approval in the United Kingdom and may…
November 27, 2020
AstraZeneca Vaccine
AstraZeneca has become the latest pharmaceutical company to reveal promising results in clinical trials, for its viral…
November 13, 2020
Corticosteroids A Benefit for Covid Treatment
An analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which drew together results from several studies, confirms the…
October 30, 2020
Covid Vaccine Soon ?
The Federal Government says it could take up to 12 months to roll out a…
October 23, 2020
Covid Test Results Explained
When we get a test result for a disease like COVID-19, we naturally expect it…
October 2, 2020
Covid Vaccines in Trials
Australians will get access to 84.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses throughout 2021, provided current trials…
September 25, 2020
Three local COVID-19 vaccines Get Funding
the Australian government announced it would put A$6 million towards the research and development of three local…
September 11, 2020
Muscle-strengthening in the Covid Age
Recent evidence suggests muscle-strengthening exercise is very beneficial to our health. In our study, published…
September 4, 2020
Inflammation the Key to Covid
While many factors contribute to how severely people are affected, it’s becoming clear that for…
August 21, 2020
Humidity Decreases Covid Transmission
At this stage we don’t really know if or how temperature affects COVID-19 transmission. But…
August 7, 2020
Is it an Allergy or a Virus ?
Although it can sometimes be challenging, there are ways to tell apart respiratory symptoms caused…
July 31, 2020
Working From Home – Good or Bad ?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to working from home, often in less…
July 24, 2020
Wearing Masks for Corona Protection?
"Studies have recently shown that, even when factoring in imperfections and human error, wearing face…
July 10, 2020
Saliva Testing for Covid-19
An alternative method of specimen collection, using saliva, is being evaluated in Victoria and other…
July 3, 2020
Corona and Office Workers
One of the most profound ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives has been…
June 26, 2020
Covid 19 and MacGyver
Now, we use the verb “to MacGyver ”, to make or repair something, using whatever…
June 19, 2020
Dexamethasone for covid 19
an old anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, which has been described as cheap, old and boring. Preliminary results…
June 15, 2020
New Zealand may Eliminate Covid 19
There is now a 95% chance COVID-19 has been eliminated in New Zealand, according to our…
June 1, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine – Benefit or not?
A paper published in The Lancet has cast fresh controversy on the use of the malaria drug…
May 19, 2020
Covid Social Isolation -Is Loneliness Harmful?
Loneliness is a killer. An influential meta-analysis, which collated and analysed the results of nearly…
May 7, 2020
Upsides of the Covid 19 Crisis
The ANU study is the first longitudinal examination of the economic, political, social and mental…
April 30, 2020
Stuck Indoors with the Coronavirus Blues ?
Are you feeling anxious or irritated during the coronavirus lockdown? Do you constantly want to…
April 22, 2020
Coronavirus and Liveable Neighbourhoods
We are witnessing changes in the ways we use our cities in response to the…