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COVID-19 has become a leading cause of death in Australia – Urgent Call for Action  

Background  With COVID-19 cases and new variants of concern still spreading in the Australian community, Australia must take protective action to prevent deaths and disability.  Hospitalisations remain high, with over 3,200 people currently admitted nationwide. This has resulted in overcrowded emergency departments and contributed to ambulance ramping and unacceptable ambulance response times, adversely affecting the […]
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Recommendations for work-related travel during the  Covid-19 pandemic   

OzSAGE working group:  Dr David Allen, Prof Nancy Baxter, Kate Cole OAM , Anna Davidson, Prof Geoff Hanmer, Prof Deborah Lupton , Prof Raina MacIntyre, Prof Lisa Maher, Dr Alan McLean, Dr Andrew Miller, Dr Suzi Nou, Dr Karina Powers (Chair)   Australian pandemic border controls have been relaxed in recent months, and in many cases employees and contractors […]
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Australia must plan now for a significant burden of disease and disability due to Long COVID 

Summary COVID-19 is multisystem disease with between 5 and 30% of the population experiencing disability due to long-term health effects manifesting as fatigue, difficulty in breathing and cognitive dysfunction. Long COVID is a heterogeneous condition, but many organ systems may be affected. Australia must plan for the increased demands that Long COVID-19 will have on […]
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OzSAGE Independent Expert Panel Recommendations on a National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Why Australia needs a National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (NCDPC). OzSAGE has convened an independent expert panel to produce a report on an Australian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control by July 1 2022. The panel has expertise in public and occupational health and prevention, and includes past chief health officers and others […]
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COVID-19 has become a leading cause of death in Australia – Urgent Call for Action

OzSAGE, a multi-disciplinary network of Australian experts, is today sounding the alarm on the number of daily deaths due to COVID-19 in Australia. With COVID cases still increasing and winter rapidly approaching, Australia must take protective action to prevent deaths and disability. Hospitalisations remain high, with over 3,000 people admitted nationwide. This has resulted in […]
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