Omicron variant and do we need eternal boosters? Professor Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate in the Department of Health, joins The Good GP to discuss how Omicron behaves and compares to the other variants.
Demand soars for mental health support among healthcare workers An online e-health hub for health professionals says the number of users accessing help has surged alongside Omicron cases.
Research suggests hospitalisation risk lower for Omicron UK data indicates the variant is less severe than Delta, though increased transmissibility and reduced vaccine efficacy remain major concerns.
Free rapid antigen tests make economic sense: Analysis Even minor reductions in COVID transmission rates due to increased early isolation would justify the additional cost, according to researchers.
What is the latest on COVID-19 treatments available in Australia? As infection rates continue to reach record highs, newsGP breaks down the latest treatments available for people who have the viral infection.
Hospitals the focus as GPs face increased risk of COVID exposure ‘If general practice falls over, everything falls over’, according to RACGP President Dr Karen Price.
What is the new national definition of a COVID close contact? A close contact is now a person who spent four hours or more with a confirmed case in a household or ‘household-like’ setting.
T-cells: A fork in the COVID-19 road? As the Omicron variant runs rampant, T-cells offer a glimmer of hope in the fight against COVID-19.
New point-of-care test for COVID-19 could assess need for booster Developed by Australian scientists, experts say the test could be the key to staying one step ahead of COVID-19 variants.
NSW GPs on watch as hospitals placed on red alert In a possible sign of things to come, a surge in Omicron cases means low-risk patients will undergo ‘self-care’ in the community.