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31 October 2025 - Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential for the safety and wellbeing of older people accessing aged care. It helps prevent the spread of high-risk infectious respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, and gastroenteritis.

30 October 2025 - As the weather cools down in most parts of Australia, protect yourself against serious illnesses by booking your vaccinations this winter.

6 November 2023 - This document provides an overview of data that was publicly available on health.gov.au relating to COVID-19 vaccination and infection for NDIS Participants and workers at the time the lessons learned report was developed.

22 January 2021 - A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on COVID-19 and influenza vaccination requirements for aged care workers.

23 April 2024 - On 6 September 2023, we co-hosted a webinar on the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Research Plan with the Consumers Health Forum of Australia. This document responds to questions raised by consumers during the webinar.

23 June 2025 - The Australian Government has released its new National Immunisation Strategy to guide Australia’s fight against vaccine-preventable diseases over the next 5 years.

8 June 2022 - Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of a first booster dose in adolescents aged 12-15 years.

2 May 2022 - An update from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services Data Advisory Group (HS DAG) following their meeting on 6 April 2020. It outlines the group's work across the Indigenous health data space.

29 January 2026 - For First Nations people in rural and remote areas, a medical test can mean travelling long distances to the nearest laboratory. Transport can be a challenge, and it can take weeks for results—delaying treatment and increasing the risk of complications. Point of care testing may turn this around.

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