Anastasia Tsirtsakis

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is a journalist for newsGP.

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More than 50% of respondents to a newsGP weekly poll reported that their mental health has been greatly affected by the pandemic, to the point where some had to take time off work.
Dr Bernard Shiu has hundreds of AstraZeneca doses that are due to expire. (Image: Supplied)
The chances of an unvaccinated person being infected by COVID-19 reduces as the number of immune people in the household increases.
Long COVID symptoms can have a big impact on people’s everyday functioning.
In the most common scenarios, where general practice staff are fully vaccinated and wearing adequate PPE, exposure to COVID-19 is unlikely to result in quarantine.
Stress and pressure experienced in the workplace has increased for 86% of healthcare workers during the pandemic, a survey has found.
A key modifiable risk factor of chronic disease is diet.
Exposure to COVID-19 and the safety of colleagues and family were among the concerns GPs reported.
Forty per cent of calls to emergency services on Monday in Victoria were from people who were not in life-threatening situations.
While remote access can allow GPs to do telehealth from home, Dr Umber Rind says it has challenges and limitations.