Can offers of cash persuade people to get their COVID-19 and flu shots?
Going into winter 2023, only 38% of adults were up to date on COVID-19 shots, and 27% had received a flu shot, according to a…
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COVID-19 vax no longer routinely recommended in kids
Healthy children and teenagers no longer need a primary course of COVID-19 vaccines or further boosters under the latest ATAGI advice. The update clarifies time…
Man has 217 COVID-19 vaccinations with no side effects: case study
Researchers have published a case report on a German man who, for “private reasons”, was vaccinated more than 200 times during the COVID-19 pandemic. He…
Former RACGP presidential candidate loses legal bid to ban mRNA vaccines
A former RACGP presidential candidate must pay legal costs to Pfizer and Moderna after losing a court case arguing that their COVID-19 vaccines were unlicensed…
Telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items Quick Guide — the March issue
AusDoc’s March telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items Quick Guide is now available. For detailed descriptors and details, go to mbsonline.gov.au. The updated MBS Quick Guide, with updated…
‘A step forward’: Review identifies critical long COVID symptoms for kids and teens
Worsening fatigue, palpitations and gastrointestinal disturbance are some of the symptoms doctors can assess in children or teenagers with suspected long COVID, according to an…
Paying medical students to work as clinical assistants could fix specialist shortages, experts say
Paying final year medical students to work as clinical assistants — a model successfully trialled during COVID-19 — could be the key to easing workforce…
Liberal Party selects doctor with ‘dangerous anti-vax views’ as candidate for looming election
Liberal Party bosses have defended their decision to select a doctor accused of “misleading and dangerous” COVID-19 anti-vaccination views as a candidate for the Tasmanian…
Pharmacists selling COVID-19 antivirals over-the-counter ruled out
The Federal Government has rejected a proposal that pharmacists be allowed to sell antiviral treatments for COVID-19 over the counter, saying it would be illegal…
Insomnia common after mild COVID-19: study
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can trigger insomnia in most people, a study reveals. About three out of four people with mild COVID-19 (76%) reported…
