A fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Australian adults from 20 February 2023.
An additional COVID-19 booster dose is anticipated to address waning of protection against severe COVID-19 prior to winter.
This will provide an increase in protection against severe … Read the rest
Covid Vaccine for Omicron.
British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorise an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against the Omicron variant.
Will Australia act quickly and authorise this Omicron variant vaccine for Australians, or will we again wait until … Read the rest
The Australian Government has advised that anyone aged 30 or over is eligible for a 4th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, from 11 July 2022.
It had been specifically recommended for people aged 50 and over. 60% of the 65 and over age group have … Read the rest
A second COVID-19 booster has now been approved in Australia.
UPDATE 4 April 2022: This booster, called the Winter Dose, is now being given out.
This second booster shot, for the elderly and other vulnerable people, is intended to protect against long Covid and the … Read the rest
10th February 2022:
The change to the ATAGI recommended definition of COVID-19 vaccine status, of ‘fully vaccinated’, to include the booster shot, will not apply to the entry requirement for international travellers arriving in Australia.
9th February 2022:
The Victorian Premier believes three COVID-19 … Read the rest
UPDATE
The three judges hearing Novak Djokovic’s second visa appeal have unanimously confirmed the Australian Immigration departments decision to cancel his visa. He will now be deported from Australia, as no further appeal is permitted.
The information below was dated … Read the rest
Most people that want to enter Australia must be fully vaccinated to Australian standards. Full details at covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/vaccinated-travellers
No, a previous Covid-19 infection does not grant an exemption from vaccination requirements.
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Czech Tennis player, Renata Voracova, has been instructed to leave the country by the Australian Border Force (ABF) due to being unvaccinated, and having entered Australia with an invalid medical exemption.
Voracova has decided to leave Australia rather than spend a week or so in … Read the rest
According to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the likelihood of developing myocarditis or pericarditis after an mRNA vaccine remains exceedingly rare.
Australian figures at 14 November 2021, showed there had been 329 reports of likely myocarditis from approximately 23.4 million doses of Pfizer and … Read the rest
Novak Djokovic, who arrived in Australia without a valid travel exemption, required due to being unvaccinated, refused the option to return on the next flight out.
He was told to leave the country, by Immigration officials, after a 10-hour standoff at a … Read the rest
