Australia appears to have avoided the winter surge in COVID-19 cases seen in previous years, according to a recent report. Federal surveillance data shows 64,357 COVID-19 cases have been reported so ...

A leading epidemiologist has identified two factors driving the surge in Australia’s coronavirus numbers. And she has revealed what she believes will help push the country over its latest COVID wave - ...

COVID-19 cases are spiking dramatically in Australia. So is the return of mask mandates a good idea - and how much will masks actually help?

New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health data released last month under freedom of information laws reveal that 6,007 patients contracted COVID in the state’s public hospitals in 2023. This ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a ...

For the past five-and-a-half years, vaccines against SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been free for everyone living in Australia. But that's about to change. From October 1, only ...

COVID vaccines will be free and recommended only for those most at risk of serious illness. The changes mark the end of Australia's stand-alone COVID vaccine program that was introduced during the ...