ATAGI has updated its recommendations for a winter dose of COVID-19 vaccine to help reduce severe disease from the emerging surge of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariant infections, and to reduce the burden on hospitals...
Are you interested in progressing vaccine research? Are you curious about how you can be involved? Monash Infectious Diseases’ study team has established a vaccine research registry where you can register your details to hear...
COVID-19 case numbers in Victoria are increasing, and we are seeing more cases emerge in the community around Monash Health. We are also encountering increasing non-compliance with COVID-19 measures such as mask use and isolation....
As you will have read in my alert yesterday, we have enacted the COVID Peak guidance, established by the Department of Health, in response to the current level of risk of COVID-19 transmission in the...
As I am sure every Victorian heard, the COVID-19 situation in Victoria is increasingly serious, with a growing number of unlinked cases active in the community before detected. In response, the Premier announced regional Victoria...
Yesterday, the Premier announced a seven-day extension of the current lockdown restrictions, to contain the spread of the Delta COVID-19 variant....
I want to thank Martin Keogh for covering my role while I took a break and to all for supporting him. It is sometimes not easy to create space for some personal time; however, now...
I am sure there is a sense of relief as we take our first cautious steps out of lockdown, with new restrictions in place for a fortnight to allow the public health teams to continue...
Today we heard from the Premier and Chief Health Officer that the current lockdown has been extended for seven days until midnight on Tuesday 27 July. ...
Yesterday, Victoria recorded a spike in new local COVID-19 cases, related to a family returning from NSW and removalists who travelled from Sydney. ...