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Australia’s pandemic preparedness tested
The MV Hondius outbreak, which killed three passengers, has revived memories of the Ruby Princess disaster, but experts say swift…
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Australia will soon have its own ‘centre for disease control’
In a milestone for public health in Australia, a permanent Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is set to start…
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Child vaccination rates decline for the third year in a row
Data shows that vaccination coverage rates for Australian children have dropped for the third straight year, sparking concern from the…
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Lessons for the next pandemic
With COVID still classified as an ongoing pandemic, it’s difficult to contemplate the next one. But we need to be…
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One of science’s greatest achievements: how the rapid development of Covid vaccines prepares us for future pandemics
Since Covid was first reported in December 2019, there have been more than 775 million recorded infections and more than…
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State health workers performance rated highly by NSW residents: report
People living in NSW were more likely to be satisfied with the care they received in public hospitals than those…
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Midwives champion person-centred care during pandemic: report
A major international study has highlighted how midwives and nurses continued to go the extra mile to deliver person-centred care…
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Nurses need ‘self-compassion’, says mental health expert
As Covid numbers are fall back and restrictions have eased, a mental health professional says it's time for nurses to…
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COVID-19 could soon be designated ‘disease X’, reaching epidemic level: experts
Large outbreaks of the coronavirus COVID-19 around the world have exacerbated fears that the worst is yet to come, with…
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Pharmacists underutilised during pandemics
Pharmacists are a "largely untapped resource" during a flu outbreak and could be better utilised, according to a new paper…
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