Missed COVID cases highlight importance of GPs testing symptomatic patients Three of the recent coronavirus cases in NSW presented to general practice clinics, but were not initially referred for testing.
Novavax candidate may prove best long-term solution for Australia While debate swirls around the first two vaccines set to be used in the rollout, NVX-CoV2373 comes with potential advantages.
Medical misinformation threatens to derail COVID health response But would censoring high profile spreaders of non-evidence-based content do more harm than good?
RACGP President and Health Minister unveil GPs’ COVID vaccine role GPs will be at the heart of one of the largest vaccination efforts in Australian history, Dr Karen Price and Greg Hunt confirmed.
COVID immunisation schedule may complicate flu jab rollout Uncertainty remains over whether the two vaccines can be administered concurrently, and how that will affect seasonal influenza shots.
National Cabinet strengthens Australia’s border controls UPDATED: It also labelled Brisbane a COVID ‘hotspot’, with every state and territory instituting strict quarantine rules.
New rules to see pre-flight COVID tests for all international arrivals The additional safeguards are designed to help keep more contagious variants from the UK and South Africa out of Australia.
Halfway through the COVID marathon In the midst outbreaks in NSW and Victoria, it can be easy to forget the broader context of Australia’s privileged COVID position.
RACGP in talks with Federal Government over COVID vaccine rollout President Dr Karen Price gives newsGP a detailed update on logistics and funding, assuring GPs they will be a vital part of the process.
Highly infectious COVID variants spur calls to shut Australia’s borders A former WHO epidemiologist told newsGP the best way to handle a potential outbreak of a new strain is ‘by stopping it from happening in the first place’.