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Coronavirus (COVID-19)Canada detects first presumptive human H5 bird flu case

A teenager is being treated in hospital in Canada after contracting the country's first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a human.

Ismail Shakil

Coronavirus (COVID-19)UK raises risk level of bird flu to high from medium

Two different strains of avian influenza have been detected in wild birds in the United Kingdom, officials say.

Staff Writers

Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumNurse suspended over COVID-19 lockdown baby shower

A nurse has been suspended after briefly attending a baby shower held at a nursing home during one of Victoria's COVID-19 lockdowns.

Melissa Meehan

Federal politicsCommentsCOVID inquiry warns fall in trust will hurt future responses

Australia fared relatively well during the COVID-19 pandemic but there were significant costs to individuals, society, the health system and a collapse in trust that could hinder responses to future crises.

Katina Curtis

LeadershipCommentsPremiumMark McGowan’s five tips to survive a crisis

Retired from politics the past 16 months, WA’s former premier has told a business audience in Perth he learnt key leadership lessons running the State’s response to COVID-19.

Sean Smith

Coronavirus (COVID-19)WHO approves mpox vaccine for adolescents

Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 has been approved, WHO announced.

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Local governmentCommentsPremiumPremier slams WA council for COVID vax scaremongering

Roger Cook says Port Hedland council has gone ‘off the rails’ after passing a motion concerning contamination of COVID vaccines, which world health authorities debunked.

Cain Andrews

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11, source probed

Rwandan health authorities say a Marburg haemorrhagic fever outbreak has killed 11 people.

Staff Writers

Federal PoliticsPremiumAlbanese grants COVID-19 inquiry extension, delaying report

The findings of the Commonwealth inquiry into COVID-19 have been delayed after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese granted an extension due to the report’s ‘size and complexity’. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumCalls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Australian health organisations say federal politicians are dragging their feet on establishing a permanent centre for disease control.

Melissa Meehan

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Jeni O’DowdComments
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Aussies shouldn’t have to give up pyjama-clad freedom of WFH

The conversation about office versus remote work shouldn’t be framed as an either-or debate. Instead of going back to the old ways, businesses and workers should embrace a new diverse future.

Jeni O’Dowd

HealthCommentsCOVID-19 vaccine injury scheme deadline closes in

Monday is the last day for Australians to apply for compensation under the Federal Government’s COVID-19 vaccine injury scheme.

John Flint

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Rwanda confirms cases of Marburg viral disease

Rwanda's health ministry says several cases of Marburg disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate as high as 88 per cent, have been detected.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumUS to donate one million mpox vaccine doses to Africa

The US will provide one million extra doses of the mpox vaccine to African nations, with President Joe Biden expected to call on other countries to follow suit.

Trevor Hunnicutt and Julie Steenhuysen

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Did we interrogate the COVID-19 nightmare enough?

Next Monday, the findings of an independent inquiry into the response to COVID-19 are due to be handed to the Federal Government. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Gavi announces purchase of 500,000 mpox vaccine doses

Gavi's purchase of 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine could speed up the response in Congo and other affected countries.

Jennifer Rigby

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Uganda's mpox caseload rises to 10, officials say

Officials in Uganda say they are confident they will beat the latest outbreak of mpox as the number of reported cases rises to 10.

Elias Biryabarema

NEWSState’s big move on cutting-edge vaccines

One Aussie state has revealed its next move on a major vaccine development project – which promises to change the way it responds to future health challenges.

Blake Antrobus

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Fight to keep deadly avian influenza strain at bay

Australia's biosecurity measures are being stress tested over the global outbreak of deadly strain of avian influenza.

Rachael Ward

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Africa mpox outbreaks could be ended in six months: WHO

The World Health Organisation says the first batch of vaccines against mpox are set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo within days.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumMpox strain changing faster than expected: scientists

A new strain of the virus, known as clade Ib, has the world's attention again after the World Health Organisation declared a new health emergency.

Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Thailand says mpox case is more easily spread variant

A man detected as having a case of mpox in Thailand has the clade 1b strain of the virus, health authorities say.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)Argentina quarantines ship over suspected mpox case

A ship near Argentina's inland grains port of Rosario has alerted authorities about a suspected case of mpox.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumMpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities say

Pakistan is working to confirm whether an mpox case is a worrying new variant, days after the WHO declared the virus's spread a global health emergency.

Mushtaq Ali and Charlotte Greenfield