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COVID-19 antivirals: Doctors urged to raise awareness with at-risk patients

New drugs might be effective in keeping COVID-positive people out of hospital and bringing down the death rate, but more patients need to know about them.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2022

COVID-19: 3000 people in hospital every day, low booster rate to blame

More than a third of Australians have not received a booster COVID-19 vaccine. This low rate is linked to hospitalisations.

The New Daily · Jun 2, 2022

All Australians should be offered free flu vaccines to prevent ‘disaster’, experts say

Influenza cases rise amid ongoing high Covid infections and hospital pressure sparking calls to increase vaccination rates

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022

High-risk COVID-19 patients can now get two antiviral prescription drugs — but some are still missing out

For Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19, getting access to potentially lifesaving treatments recently became easier — but experts say some people are still having trouble obtaining them.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

SA records another 3,304 COVID-19 cases as AMA warns of winter flu double whammy

South Australia reports another 3,304 COVID cases as the AMA urges people to get the flu shot, likening the combined effect of both viruses on the state's hospitals to a layer cake.

ABC News · May 7, 2022

State governments, doctors pressure major parties for election commitment to permanent increase on hospital funding

States are ramping up the pressure on the major parties to pledge billions extra in public hospital funding to ensure patients across the country get the care they need.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Vulnerable Australians missing out on healthcare as insufficient Medicare rebate drives GP shortage

Fee-for-service funding model cannot keep up with cost of complex primary care needs, community organisations say

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022

South Australian businesses celebrate scrapped COVID-19 close-contact rules, but medical experts have warning

For the first time in two years, COVID-19 close contacts in South Australia are no longer need to isolate.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2022

Four people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state records 3,457 new cases

A man in his 70s, a man in his 80s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s die after testing positive for COVID-19.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2022

South Australia records one COVID-linked death amid lowest daily caseload in weeks

As South Australia records another 3,749 new COVID-19 cases and the death of a man in his 70s with the virus, the AMA's vice-president says mask-wearing should still be encouraged.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022