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Call for more vaccinanators to boost vaccination efforts

The Victorian Government will train up to 1,000 new vaccinators, helping first-year health students, retired nurses, and more join an expanded workforce to be...

Latest updates to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been extended to children aged 5 to 11 years. This is because the Australian Government accepted recommendations from Australia’s...

Covid 19 and Bushfires: What is the Perfect Way to Cope?

With COVID-19 concerns for future fires, Australia's bushfire recovery agency is preparing how evacuations and other emergency support for those affected by bushfires might...

From 18 Jan, exemption from close contact for essential workers

With the number of COVID-19 close contacts continuing to grow, Victoria’s public health team will provide more essential workers with an exemption from close...

The farming community orders their own RATs

Victoria's top farming advocacy group has teamed up with Fruit Growers Victoria and Food and Fibre Gippsland to provide members with direct access to...

66 million more Rapid Tests on the way for Victorians

Tens of millions more Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will soon be available to Victorians, with the Victorian Government ordering a further 166 million tests,...

A new stealth of sub-variant of Omicron emerging

CSIRO’s COVID-19 Project Leader, Professor Seshadri Vasan, has said a new sub-variant of Omicron is emerging but it is absolutely normal for the SARS-CoV-2...

Supporting local manufacturing of RATs to meet demand

The Victorian Government is supporting local manufacturing of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to help secure critical supplies for the state and create more local...
New research reveals impact on mental health of Australians

‘Border closures creating long-term mental health crisis’

Australia’s extended international COVID-19 border closures have led to high levels of psychological distress across the community, with experts suggesting future pandemic policy settings...

No more masks in most indoor settings from Friday

As hospitalisation rates decline and third dose vaccination rates increase, a number of sensible changes to pandemic orders and public health recommendations in Victoria...