A Victorian nurse who administered only one COVID vaccine during an eight-hour shift has aired her dismay as concern mounts around the public’s uptake of the jab. The nurse, who works at a mass vaccination hub in the state, was left fuming ...
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COVID-19 could spread through toilet flushing, Medical Journal of Australia report says
There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlighted several examples of how coronavirus was spreading via airborne transmission including by “faecal ...
More »Artwork depicting superhero nurses sells for record at auction, proceeds go to charity
An artwork depicting nurses as superheroes by reclusive street artist Banksy has raised more than £16m for an NHS charity, as reported by the BBC. The piece, titled Game Changer, was sold by Christie's auction house and fetched a 'hammer ...
More »Nurse crawls from car wreck, still makes her shift
An American nurse involved in a 1.5 mile long car pile up crawled out of the wreckage of her car and went straight to her shift. Rebecca Benson described the scene that left six dead and 36 people injured as ...
More »WA COVID nurses return home from Victoria
A West Australian nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 while volunteering in Victoria has returned home with her six colleagues after making a full recovery. Renee Freeman contracted the virus earlier this month after working in an aged care home ...
More »QLD nurse contracts coronavirus as 220 colleagues go into quarantine, NSW works to contain hospital outbreaks
A 32-year-old nurse at Ipswich hospital in Queensland has tested positive for COVID-19 as 220 staff at the hospital have gone into precautionary quarantine. The nurse is one of two new positive cases in the state announced on Sunday, and Ipswich hospital has moved all appointments elsewhere whilst only the emergency department remains open. Both new cases are linked to the youth detention cluster ...
More »SA nurse tests positive for COVID-19 after stint working as part of Vic aged care response
A senior nurse who recently returned from coronavirus-hit Victoria has become South Australia's latest positive case, as the state mulls a "soft border" with Queensland. The woman, among a group of nurses sent to Victoria to assist in the embattled ...
More »Aged care minister embarrassed at senate inquiry, government preparedness questioned
Senator Richard Colbeck faced intense questioning at the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, and was criticised for appearing not to know how many people in aged care have died from COVID-19 since the beginning ...
More »Aged care death rate among highest in the world, government had no plan for sector, royal commission told
The aged care royal commission has heard evidence that the government had no COVID-19 plan for the aged care sector, leading to one of the highest aged care death rates in the world. In his opening remarks on Monday, counsel ...
More »Where have all the preemies gone during the pandemic?
Maternity wards across the globe have noticed something strange happening during the coronavirus pandemic. Premature births were disappearing. Preterm birth is defined by the WHO as babies born alive before 37 weeks, with extremely preterm occurring before 28 weeks. In ...
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