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Researchers developing Australia’s first mRNA Covid vaccine say they may have solved the “immune imprinting” issue that has contributed to the declining effectiveness of boosters as the virus mutates.

Scientists say they have identified a mutated autoantibody gene as the mechanism behind rare but serious abnormal blood ...

As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1. Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1 as ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health data released last month under freedom of information laws reveal that 6,007 patients contracted COVID in the state’s public hospitals in 2023. This ...

Even as the world moves past the worst of the pandemic, COVID‑19 continues to haunt the Olympics. Remember the 2022 Beijing Olympics, when 32 athletes had to isolate after testing positive? Their ...

After years of sleuthing, Australian researchers believe they have cracked the cause of lethal blood clots caused in rare cases by AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine – and how to beat the problem.

Rare but dangerous blood clotting associated with that vaccine as well as AstraZeneca’s had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.

Australia must apply lessons from Covid‑19 to stay ahead of a potential Nipah virus outbreak, one of the country's leading infectious disease experts warns. Professor Allen Cheng is calling for ...