The Australian Catholic Medical Association has called for all levels of government and aged and health care agencies in Australia to respect and protect freedom of conscience and legitimacy of conscientious objection regarding mandated vaccinations.
At least 112 people held in Sydney prisons have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting calls for the urgent release of low-risk inmates to prevent further spread of the virus.
Israel has announced nearly 11,000 new coronavirus cases in a day, a new record since the pandemic broke out - despite the country's world-leading vaccination campaign.
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses temporarily suspended after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died following shots from affected lots.
Two men in their 30s have died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry says.
Children aged between 12 and 15 years will be able to book a COVID-19 Pfizer jab from 13 September following the Commonwealth Government’s decision to implement expert medical advice.
Twenty-year-old University of Canberra nursing student, Tiffany Seo, is among hundreds with nursing expertise who have answered the call to bolster the front lines of the ACT's pandemic response.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised fully vaccinated residents that they'll have "at least one" freedom restored to them by week's end - but lockdown won't be over.
While NSW posted the highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases recorded by any Australian jurisdiction on Saturday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian wants people to focus on a different statistic.
A British public health study has found protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months.
As NSW races to vaccinate as many young people as possible in Sydney's hotspots a leading epidemiologist is warning daily COVID-19 case numbers could spiral to more than 2200.
