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Thousands of residents have been put on high alert after Covid-19 fragments were detected in sewage from nine Melbourne suburbs. Residents have been told to keep an eye out for flu-like symptoms if they live in Altona, Altona Meadows, Hoppers Crossing, Laverton, Point Cook, Seabrook, Seaholme and Williams Landing. The alert remains in place after it was first issued by Victorian health authorities on Thursday night. Officials said particles of the virus had been detected in the sewage at Alton...

Experts are concerned that the hospitalisation of a Melbourne man with blood clots after he was given the AstraZeneca vaccine may dent public confidence in the jab.

Experts are concerned that the hospitalisation of a Melbourne man with blood clots after he was given the AstraZeneca vaccine may dent public confidence in the jab.

Share on Twitter Australia is ramping up its vaccination program following criticism its lagging behind schedule, with the number of general practice clinics offering the jab expected to double from 1,500 to 3,000 this week and rise to 4,000 sites by the end of the month.  Acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd told reporters on Monday the push comes after four consecutive record days last week when it came to doses given. "In the past two weeks, working with our othe...

Australian pharmacists say they will not start administering COVID-19 jabs until June as the countrys delayed vaccine rollout suffers yet another blow. Pharmacists were due to come onboard the rollout in May, when people aged 50 and over become eligible for the vaccine. However 9News understands they are unlikely to begin administering the vaccine until June. LIVE UPDATES: Speaking to Today, Dr Todd Cameron lashed the "unrealistic" expectations the Federal Government has of GPs.(Today) Melbourn...

The government maintains the rate of vaccinations is quickly rising as the number of clinics providing immunisations around the country doubles this week.

The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Tuesday April 6. Mamamia 3 days ago Gemma Bath Australia-NZ travel bubble start to be revealed at 2pm AEST. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to reveal the start date for quarantine-free travel for Australians to Aotearoa. Ms Arderns cabinet will meet to sign off a plan to create the trans-Tasman bubble on Tuesday morning, before a 4pm local time (2pm AEST) announcement. Australian and New Zea...

Australias troubled Covid-19 vaccine rollout faces further setbacks as chemists are delayed from administering jabs until June amid dose shortages.  The European Union has blocked more than three million jabs from being exported to Australia over the past month, leaving local authorities scrambling to ramp up on-shore production as the nations vaccination program falls behind schedule.  The government plans to use GP clinics as the hubs of the vaccine rollout once all over-50s are made eligi...

Download 10.81 MB The number of GP clinics delivering covid-19 vaccinations is set to double, as the federal government faces mounting criticism over delays in the rollout. Health authorities say 3,000 GP clinics will be offering the jab by the end of the week, but government looks unlikely to meet its target of having four million Australians vaccinated by April. Acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd has acknowledged blood clots in a 44 year old man are likely to be linked to the...

The federal defence minister says there is no need for Australians to panic about the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, as Australia is not in the same state of "mad panic" as the US and the UK to get it done.