Virus soup:The five things making Sydney sick

Virus soup:The five things making Sydney sick

Influenza and COVID-19 are spreading rapidly in NSW,but they are not our only problem.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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‘The Kennedy dream’:Inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s run for the presidency
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‘The Kennedy dream’:Inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s run for the presidency

Vaccine critic RFK Jr has gone from ‘troubled life’ to candidate for the top job. Here’s why his rivals are paying attention.

  • byAngus Holland andJackson Graham
The COVID variant that now accounts for almost every case in NSW

The COVID variant that now accounts for almost every case in NSW

The JN.1 strain now accounts for almost all COVID cases in NSW. Scientists,however,say getting a booster now is a better bet than waiting for a new vaccine.

  • byAngus Thomson
Twelve WA officers face disciplinary action after anti-vax cop loses appeal

Twelve WA officers face disciplinary action after anti-vax cop loses appeal

WA Police Officer Ben Falconer refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during the pandemic.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
In UK filing,AstraZeneca admits for first time its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect

In UK filing,AstraZeneca admits for first time its COVID vaccine can cause rare side effect

Lawyers argue the vaccine produced a side effect that has had a devastating effect on a small number of families.

  • byRobert Mendick
Assumed you were immune to measles and chicken pox? Think again

Assumed you were immune to measles and chicken pox? Think again

For people in certain high-risk scenarios,not having immunity to these diseases can be serious. Here’s what experts want you to know.

  • byVivienne Pearson
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WA urged to roll up as government rolls out free flu jabs

WA urged to roll up as government rolls out free flu jabs

The West Australian government has announced free flu vaccines for residents older than six months for the third year in a row.

  • byCameron Myles
It’s not just you:‘flu season’ is starting earlier

It’s not just you:‘flu season’ is starting earlier

There are above-average cases of flu and RSV,as well as the nation’s first surge in whooping cough since the COVID-19 lockdowns.

  • byMary Ward
What happened after a man was vaccinated 217 times

What happened after a man was vaccinated 217 times

Two years ago,German doctors stumbled across news reports of a man being investigated for receiving scores of COVID-19 vaccines with no medical explanation.

  • byBenjamin Mueller
Police service,health department bungled vaccine mandates,judge finds

Police service,health department bungled vaccine mandates,judge finds

Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said the government would consider the ruling. Businessman Clive Palmer,who funded the case,claimed it was a world first.

COVID never killed the ‘soldier on’ mentality,especially when you can work from home
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COVID never killed the ‘soldier on’ mentality,especially when you can work from home

Queensland suffered through its worst year for flu in 2023 in decades. And our “soldier on” mentality – which never really went away – isn’t helping.

  • byFelicity Caldwell