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Vaccination saves lives – prepare and protect
Protect yourself and your older community from common viruses like COVID-19 and flu. These are respiratory infections can make you cough and sneeze, give you a runny nose sore throat or fever. COVID-19 and flu can also get worse and lead to headaches, aches, shortness of breath and chest pain. -
Minister for Health and Aged Care, press conference – 29 October 2024
Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference on the COVID-19 Response Inquiry findings. -
Protect our older community with a COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower than needed to protect our older community, particularly aged care residents. -
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview on ABC News Breakfast on 30 April 2024
Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview with Michael Rowland on ABC News Breakfast about getting vaccinated against influenza (flu). -
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC News Breakfast on 12 January 2024
Read the transcript from Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly's interview on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19. -
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview on ABC News Breakfast on 7 December 2023
Read the transcript of Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly’s interview with Lisa Millar on ABC News Breakfast about COVID-19. -
ATAGI recommendations on use of the Moderna and Pfizer monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccines
Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of XBB 1.5 COVID-19 vaccines. -
Update from CMO Professor Paul Kelly
An update from Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, on the end of the COVID-19 emergency response. -
End of COVID-19 emergency response
A statement from Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, on the end of the COVID-19 emergency response. -
AHPPC statement – End of COVID-19 emergency response
On 20 October 2023, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer declared that COVID-19 is no longer a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS) following the end of winter in Australia. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) supports this declaration.
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