Queensland Covid expert wins prestigious national science honour

A Queensland professor who redefined how the world approached Covid-19 has received Australia’s highest scientific honour.

Infectious diseases expert Dr Paul Griffin on Covid mistakes, and the damage that still lingers

He was the leading consultant on infectious diseases to the Queensland Government during the Covid-19 pandemic – but nearly ...
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Australian Labor government quietly acknowledges likely COVID holiday surge, but no public health measures

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...
EurekAlert!

Long COVID ‘indistinguishable’ from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection

**Note: the release below is a special early release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April). Please credit the ...
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Australia: Queensland’s chief health officer calls for the scrapping of the term “Long COVID”

In a press conference on March 15, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard used a study that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in ...

Experienced nurses locked out of jobs despite desperate Queensland Health workforce crisis

Queensland nurses, desperate to re-enter their careers, claim they are still being knocked back from roles in the state’s ...
Reuters

Australia's Labor Party on track to win Queensland vote in COVID-dominated race

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Labor Party in Australia's Queensland state was on track on Saturday to retain power in an election overshadowed by COVID-19, with voters approving the strict measures that ...