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Third meningococcal case from NSW festival

NSW Health say a child who attended July's Splendour In The Grass in Byron is likely to be the third case of meningococcal disease from the music festival.

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Dubbo residents shocked to discover no fluoride has been added to water for years

Residents of an inland city have been shocked to learn their drinking water has not had fluoride added to it for three-and-a-half years.

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Sydney news: Illawarra South Coast Line commuters urged to take alternative transport due to industrial action

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters on the Illawarra South Coast Line, which runs from Bondi Junction to Bomaderry, are urged to take alternative transport today, with no trains running due to industrial action.

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NSW's monkeypox vaccine rollout begins by targeting those most at-risk

The people most vulnerable to contracting monkeypox are in line to receive the first doses in NSW's vaccine program.

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Splendour in the Grass attendees are being urged to be alert for meningococcal. Here are the symptoms to watch for

People with meningococcal might notice leg pain, cold hands and abnormal skin colour before the onset of the typical symptoms, NSW Health says.

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NSW Health Issues Alert After Splendour Attendee Dies Of Meningococcal 2nd Case Is Reported

Ticket holders are being urged to check for symptoms.

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Meningococcal alert over NSW music fest

NSW Health says it has registered two cases of meningococcal disease in people who attended the Splendour In The Grass music festival last month.

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NSW Health issues alert for meningococcal disease after Splendour in the Grass attendee dies, another tests positive

People who attended Splendour in the Grass last month are being urged to look for symptoms of meningococcal disease after a festival attendee dies from the illness.

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The Govt Has Scored 450,000 Doses Of The Monkeypox Vaccine They’ll Be Rolling Out ASAP

Those who are most vulnerable will be prioritised for the vax.

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Splendour in the Grass attenders told to monitor for symptoms of meningococcal disease after Sydney man’s death

Music festival organisers say they are notifying patrons after two infections reported in people who visited Byron Bay site

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Sydney news: Political staffer, public servants to appear at John Barilaro's fourth US trade job hearing

MORNING BRIEFING: Three people, including one of John Barilaro's former political staffers, are due to give evidence today at the New South Wales upper house inquiry into the appointment of the former deputy premier to a lucrative US trade role.

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COVID-19 death toll spike: what the latest Hunter figures tell us

One in 12 hospital beds Australia-wide are occupied by patients with COVID-19

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NSW Health data shows more than 20,000 people have been reinfected with COVID-19 this year

New sub-variants are reinfecting people faster than ever, but experts hope multiple bouts will mean symptoms get less severe each time.

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Covid booster vaccine uptake lags in western Sydney, where only 62.1% have had at least three jabs

Experts blame government for taking attention and resources from vaccination programs as infections and hospitalisations surge

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Winter spread: COVID and influenza still rife

Hunter New England has recorded in excess of 300,100 COVID-19 cases to date this year, with more than 9200 new cases last week.

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School's back as COVID cruise docks in NSW

The NSW education department has unveiled return-to-school protocols as another cruise ship carrying people infected with COVID-19 docks in Sydney.

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Flu season in NSW has peaked but worst yet to come from new COVID wave, authorities say

The flu season has likely reached its peak in New South Wales, but people are warned the worst is yet to come from a new wave of COVID-19 transmission.

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NSW shifts aged care COVID vaccine rules

Visitors to aged care homes in NSW will no longer have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under changes signed off by Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant.

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New COVID wave set to peak by month's end

The new COVID-19 wave spreading across the country is set to reach its peak by the end of July, as the government unveils its winter plan for aged care.

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Coral Princess COVID-19 outbreak may foreshadow what happens on land in coming weeks

NSW Health is closely monitoring the Coral Princess cruise ship which has docked in Sydney amid a COVID-19 outbreak on board, mostly among crew members.

Newcastle Herald

Omicron subvariants are spreading, so why not get a booster?

NSW Health revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks to four weeks.

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Treasurer defends end of free RAT scheme

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government can't continue to give free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for concession card holders indefinitely.

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Struggling health systems brace for 5,000 COVID-linked daily hospital admissions amid early flu peak

Some 6,500 health staff are off work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria as Covid and flu place pressure on hospitals

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Coral Princess passengers say they struggled to get RAT and asthma puffer during Brisbane Covid outbreak

Twenty-four infected people disembarked in Brisbane before cruise ship travelled on to Eden on NSW south coast

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COVID ship off NSW coast as crew isolate

A cruise ship carrying people infected with COVID-19 is expected to dock in NSW twice this week amid renewed concerns about evolving variants of the virus.

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