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COVID-19 antiviral treatments to become available to more Australians

More Australians can receive COVID-19 antiviral drugs from Monday in an attempt to reduce the number of people in hospital.

ABC News

Where can I book my fourth-dose COVID-19 vaccine? Here's what you need to know about getting your winter booster

Australians aged 30 and older are now eligible for a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. So how and where can you book your fourth vaccine? Here's what you need to know.

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Australia offers 4th COVID shot as subvariants fuel new wave

Authorities expand rollout of COVID booster shots to people aged 30 and above as hospitalisations rise.

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Australia’s booster doses explained: how to decide if you should get a fourth Covid vaccine and how long to wait

How long should I wait after a third dose? Should I wait for an Omicron-specific vaccine? Your questions answered

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Australians aged 30 and older are eligible for fourth COVID-19 booster. What do we know about it and when can you get it?

As health authorities attempt to ward off a surge in Omicron cases, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has expanded the eligibility of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to people over 30. Here's where things are currently at with the fourth dose.

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COVID boosters: When Australians might be able to get their fourth jabs

With a third Omicron wave approaching, the wider Australian population may soon be able to get their second COVID booster shots.

The New Daily

More Australians to be eligible for fourth dose of Covid vaccine as Omicron infections rise

Atagi will brief the health minister, Mark Butler, on Thursday after agreeing to recommend the expansion of Australia’s Covid vaccine program

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A Third COVID Wave Is Coming In Hot So When Are We Gonna Get Our Fourth Doses?

Health experts say waning immunity and new strains will see a third wave of COVID-19 in weeks. So what is going on with our fourth doses?

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Mark Butler joins calls for Covid anti-viral drugs to be more widely available

Health minister’s office made submission to advisory committee to expand PBS eligibility of Lagevrio and Paxlovid

The Guardian - AU

Australia to ditch Covid entry rules and welcome back unvaccinated travellers

Australia Covid travel rules and entry requirements are set to be ditched soon - and international travellers will no longer need to show proof of Covid vaccination

Daily Mirror

Subsidy to drop device costs for people with diabetes

Albanese government delivers election pledge to support people with type 1 diabetes

The Canberra Times

Call for regular vote on euthanasia bill

Labor should not allow a conscience vote on allowing the ACT and NT to legislate voluntary euthanasia, an independent Canberra senator says.

AAP

Novak Djokovic may be free to return for 2023 Australian Open after government ruling on COVID-19 vaccinations

Djokovic's management team will consider applying for a waiver of his re-entry ban since the reasons for the original visa cancellation for his vaccination status could now be obsolete, the Ticker understands.

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccination requirements to be scrapped for international arrivals into Australia

Foreign travellers arriving in Australia will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from Wednesday morning, with Health Minister Mark Butler saying the decision was made on medical advice.

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Australia to dump Covid vaccine requirements and travel exemptions for international arrivals

People arriving in the country will no longer need to use the digital passenger declaration under changes to come into effect next week

AAP

Australian virus border restrictions end

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all border restrictions.

ABC News

Doctors' meagre 65 cent rise in Medicare consultation rebate 'insulting'

GPs are warning a marginal pay rise could further accelerate the loss of doctors from rural and regional Australia after a Medicare rebate increase left them with just 65 cents more for a bulk-billed appointment.

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Vulnerable Australians ‘filled with dread’ over telehealth cuts

Decision to end a range of services on 30 June will lead to ‘avoidable suffering and distress’, medical practitioners say

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Chief Minister urges federal government to address bed block

Territory and federal governments are likely to continue collaborating to combat surging COVID-19 cases.

The Conversation

VIDEO: Health Minister Mark Butler's audit of Australia's COVID vaccine supplies

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Emma Larouche, from the University of Canberra’s Media and Communications team discuss the week in politics.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's COVID hospitalisation record keeps climbing, as another death reported

There are now 138 people with COVID-19 in Canberra hospitals, as of 8pm Thursday

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Health Minister Warns A Third COVID Wave Is On Its Way Which Is The Threequel No One Asked For

Health Minister Mark Butler has warned a third wave of COVID-19 is on its way to Australia as immunity wanes and vaccine uptake stalls.

ABC News

Ian's 34yo daughter Katie died after receiving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. He wants to honour her. But he also wants answers

The family of Katie Lees, who died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, say an arts fellowship in her name "lifts" them from being stuck in horror and grief, as they wait for clarity on an inquiry into the vaccine rollout.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 33 Covid deaths as Victoria reports fifth monkeypox case – as it happened

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Government decision to limit telehealth services will cause vulnerable Australians to suffer, GPs say

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

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