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Monday December 21 2020
On Saturday 19 December, new restrictions came into force in New South Wales’ Northern Beaches Local Government Area due to a new cluster of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. As of 21 December, there are 83 cases of COVID-19 linked to this cluster. The source of the outbreak is still unknown. Many states have also closed their […]
Tuesday December 15 2020
Around the world, roughly 200 coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are being developed. More than 40 of these are now being trialled on humans. Australia is currently focussing on manufacturing the British-developed AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine. Fifty million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine are being developed under license in Melbourne, with the first batch expected to be […]
Tuesday December 15 2020
Australia is currently focussing on manufacturing the British-developed AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine. The Government had planned to buy a vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL. However, the trials were recently cancelled after some participants returned false HIV positive results. AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine Fifty million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine […]
Tuesday December 15 2020
On 8 December, England became the first country in the world to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Canada also started administering doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on 14 December and the United States of America began vaccinating with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on 15 December. Russia also started distributing its own Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on 5 […]
Tuesday December 15 2020
Victoria has now gone over 45 days with no new community transmission cases of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Victorian Government has further eased restrictions on the number of people Victorians can have in their home, the use of masks and allowing more people back into their offices. From 11 January, private businesses will be allowed to […]
Tuesday November 24 2020
Despite the recent cluster of cases in South Australia, Australia’s new coronavirus (COVID-19) case numbers have been almost non-existent in the last few weeks. Overall, and even with the second wave of cases in Victoria, our numbers have been very low compared to many other countries. Whether this has been because of the restrictions governments […]
Tuesday November 24 2020
After nearly four weeks straight with no new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and no deaths, Victorians are enjoying reduced restrictions across the state. Victoria has also recently celebrated zero active remaining cases in the state after the last COVID-19 patient was cleared of the virus and discharged from hospital on 24 November. On 22 November, the […]
Friday November 20 2020
Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) is currently doing a survey about coronavirus (COVID-19) advocacy impact and building disaster resilience. This survey aims to: build a better understanding of the impact that COVID-19 and the lockdown measures are having on disability advocacy and on people with disability help DANA to promote measures (including funding where necessary) […]
Thursday October 15 2020
The Australian Government Department of Social Services has released new Easy Read information about getting a coronavirus (COVID-19) test. It includes information about: where you can get a test what happens when you get a test at the hospital what happens when you get a test in the car how the test is done what […]
Thursday October 15 2020
If you have any coronavirus symptoms, you need to get a test. The Australian Government has developed a map that shows where the testing locations are in your area. You can enter your suburb or postcode and the closest testing places will appear on the map. Depending on where you live, this may include a: […]