Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information & Resources
2023
Updated 02/08/2023
January
COVID-19 Update from the Department of Health – 12 January 2023
February
COVID-19 Update from the Department of Health – 1 February 2023
- Stay COVID-19 safe in high-risk communities
- Living with disability – disability animation video
- Oral treatments
- COVID-19 safe practises – video
COVID-19 Update from the Department of Health – 6 February 2023
March
April
Information Circular – 5 April 2023
- Letter to aged care providers on COVID-19 preparedness
- Infection Control and Prevention Overview
Information Circular – 12 April 2023
- COVID-19 Update from the Department of Health and Aged Care
Information Circular – 19 April 2023
- 2023 Aged Care Worker COVID-19 Leave Payment Grant Opportunity
May
Information Circular – 3 May 2023
- Professor Michael Kidd – High Risk Settings
- Influenza Vaccination
- Check your eligibility – Feeling unwell and not sure if you’re eligible for COVID-19 treatments?
- Boosters – Top up your protection
Information Circular – 18 May 2023
Information Circular – 24 May 2023
- COVID-19 Update 22 May 2023 from Department of Health and Aged Care
- Uptake of 2023 COVID-19 vaccination booster dose
- It is important that residents have every opportunity to receive a 2023 COVID-19 booster dose
Information Circular – 31 May 2023
- May newsletter to CALD audiences from Department of Health and Aged Care
- Where to get more information
June
Aged Care Insite – It’s influenza season again
- Flu vaccines for older adults in 2023 video – Associate Professor John Litt
- Why are older people at greater risk?
- What’s the impact of flu in older people?
- Australian Immunisation Handbook recommendation
COVID-19 Update from The Department of Health and Aged Care – 19 June 2023
- Final date for revised COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Extension grant claims
- COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Extension (GO4863) grant
- For information on grants during current COVID-19 outbreaks, visit government support for providers and workers.
COVID-19 Update from The Department of Health and Aged Care – 21 June 2023
July
MAC Information Circular – 5 July 2023
- COVID-19 Infection Control Online Training for Aged Care Workers
- COVID-19 Update from Department of Health and Aged Care| Protect Yourself & Loved Ones
August
MAC Information Circular – 02 August 2023
- Updated eligibility for oral COVID-19 treatments
September
Department of Health and Aged Care Update – 18 September 2023
If you’re over 75 and it’s been 6+ months since your last dose, it’s recommended you get an additional COVID-19 vaccine now.
Getting vaccinated tops up your protection against serious illness and hospitalisation.
You should also consider an additional booster if you’re aged 65 to 74, or 18 to 64 and at high risk of severe illness.
Learn more by clicking on this link: https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/covid-19-vaccines
Updated Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) COVID-19 2023 Booster advice
- FAQ
- The ATAGIs updated recommendations on the use of booster doses
- An additional 2023 COVID-19 Booster dose is recommended for people with the following immunocompromised conditions and therapies:
October
Information Circular – 10 October 2023
- Department of Health and Aged Care October Newsletter to CALD Audiences
- Additional 2023 COVID-19 booster recommended for adults aged 75+
- You can find a clinic near you and book your booster using the Service Finder
- Protect your kids with free routine immunisations
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