Presenters
Professor Michael Kidd AM, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Lucas de Toca PSM, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care
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Resources and information
- ATAGI Booster Advice - 8 Feb 23
- ATAGI recommendations on use of Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine - 8 Feb 23
- Updated eligibility for COVID-19 oral treatments
- COVID-19 Oral treatments fact sheet
- National COVID-19 Health Management Plan for 2023
- Access to PCR testing from 1 January 2023
- Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) statements
- COVID-19 campaign advertisement
- COVID-19 vaccination - Easy Vaccine Access call back service brochure (other languages)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers and statistics | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- PBS Website
- Fact sheet - Changes to PBS eligibility for COVID-19 treatments - Information for prescribers and pharmacists
Videos
- COVID-19 | Hear from Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd on why it’s important to wear masks to help slow down the spread of COVID-19 in the... | By Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care | Facebook
- COVID-19 – hear from Dr Lucas de Toca on COVID safe behaviours
- wearing a mask
- encouraging people to practice behaviours to protect themselves and others from COVID-19
- the COVID-19 oral treatments
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