Covid

Mothers and Children see positive statistics in early years of COVID 19 Pandemic

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a report recording data pertaining to birth statistics in the early years of the COVID 19 Pandemic. The findings show that in 2020 and 2021, there were over four thousand  fewer babies requiring specialised care, and over two thousand babies born at a low birth weight, …

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RSV and COVID on the rise

Scant data from Federal and State health authorities are not helping assess the threat the latest COVID variant JN.1 presents to our health care system.  We do know that currently there is a significant second wave afflicting those in Victoria and NSW. COVID deaths are still happening, but for the very young and the very …

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Pandemic worsens mental health for refugee women in Australia

New research from the University of New South Wales found out women with refugee backgrounds in Australia have more mental health concerns linked to the Covid19 pandemic. Researchers found out more than 68 percent of women with a refugee background have a very serious issue with fear associated with Covid-19 because of the prior trauma …

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