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Early-season flu spike prompts call to get vaccination

The Queensland premier and chief health officer are urging residents to get flu jabs after more than 6300 influenza cases have been recorded this year so far.

AAP · Apr 13, 2023

About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once in 2022, Chief Health Officer says

About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once last year, infecting more people in a single year than any other virus in the state's history, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2023

Queenslanders are living longer than ever, but vaping, sunburn and diets loom as dangers, chief health officer's report finds

The increase in life expectancy – which does not take in last year's COVID-19 deaths — comes off the back of drops in Queensland tobacco smoking.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2023

Queenslanders reminded COVID won't be gone by Christmas despite peak of latest wave passing

With the virus still widespread throughout the community, the state's Chief Health Officer John Gerrard repeated warnings for sick Queenslanders to stay away from the elderly and vulnerable during the festive period.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Queensland's COVID-19 peak expected next week, CHO urges people not to visit elderly at Christmas if sick

The number of COVID-19 cases in Queensland are up 16 per cent on last week, and are expected to increase ahead of next week's peak.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

Queensland COVID-19 cases up 21 per cent, majority still first-time infections, CHO says

A "large number" of people over 60 who were not up to date with their COVID vaccines are among the newly infected, the state's chief health officer says.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Long COVID clinic in Brisbane offers hope to sufferers as Queensland studies cases

Long COVID has shown that the disease can be far more than just a seven-day isolation period. A Brisbane clinic is rehabilitating long COVID sufferers who battle fatigue and breathlessness.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

Everyone's talking about COVID-19 again, here’s what's happening in Australia and what you need to know

Multiple states and territories around the nation have signalled a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Nebraska food plant had dozens of child labourers cleaning equipment, leaving two with caustic burns

A judge ordered a halt to the Dickensian work conditions at food processing plants where young teens suffered chemical burns while cleaning dangerous machinery

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Queensland man hospitalised with Legionellosis after a weekend of gardening as cases spike

Cases of Legionellosis infections — commonly known as legionnaires' disease — have spiked in Queensland and New South Wales this year.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022