A third vaccination shot will soon be mandatory for frontline workers in NSW, as the state reduces elective surgery and bans singing in pubs to curb the Omicron surge.
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Health Committee is calling for submissions for its inquiry into the Public Health Amendment Bill 2021 (No 2) that seeks to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations "subject to certain conditions" and to give the ACT Chief Health Officer conditional powers.
Greater use of rapid antigen tests, including free tests to be provided to concessional card holders, will help relieve pressure on COVID-19 testing centres.
Scott Morrison will reportedly take a proposal to subside the cost of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for people on low incomes to a meeting of the national cabinet.
