A step closer to Victoria’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
With clinical trials of Australia’s first mRNA coronavirus vaccine due to start in coming months, a key piece of equipment has arrived in Victoria...
Mask up. Make it safer to live each day!
Joylakshmi has not stopped wearing a mask even though restrictions have loosened. Sometimes, she feels she belongs to the minority who are still masked...
Pregnancy & Covid vaccines: Info for those vaccinated overseas
Everyone in Australia 12 years of age and over can have a free COVID-19 vaccine at participating pharmacies, doctors' clinics, and government clinics. While...
Toughest mask rules in place till January 12
Masks will be mandatory indoors in Victoria from Thursday midnight for people aged eight years and over till January 12 as the state ramps...
Another type of COVID test to be available in November
The new EasyNAT COVID-19 RNA Test has been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
This is a new type of COVID...
Helping Victorians who find it the hardest to get vaccinated
Whether it’s arranging transport to a vaccination hub, help booking an appointment, child minding or promoting up-to-date public health information through trusted community leaders—the...
Vaccine roll out to expand to all Victorians 40 and over
The Commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination program will again expand in Victoria to include everyone aged 40 years and over.
From tomorrow, Friday 28 May more than...
Booster uptake: Experts say Australia needs better messaging
Researchers have suggested that Australia needs new messaging around vaccines in order to increase the number of people receiving booster doses.
This follows an independent...
COVID-19: Australian, Indian researchers identity 214 repurposed drugs
A team of Australian and Indian researchers have published a landmark paper identifying the top 214 candidates for COVID-19 drug repurposing by methodically down-selecting from...
Free N95, KN95 masks to be distributed for community safety
The Government will provide free N95 and KN95 masks to protect some of the most vulnerable members of our community and help reduce transmission...