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HealthQld govt defends vaccine order cuts

The Queensland government has defended cutting AstraZeneca vaccine orders, saying they're unsuitable for younger health workers and are being diverted to GPs.

Marty Silk

Controversial lotteryVideoCommentsOhio offers $1m weekly prize as vaccine incentive

Citizens of the US State of Ohio who get their COVID jabs stand to win a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships in a controversial attempt to incentivise vaccinations.

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‘I haven’t lost a child’: Ex-child health chair speaks

Debbie Karasinski, the only person to lose her job after the release of a report into the tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children’s Hospital, says it was her call to resign.

Bethany Hiatt

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Cook’s legacy must be fixing health system

Health Minister Roger Cook should be given a chance to stay on and fix the problems which have been uncovered. He remains the best person to see through the needed overhaul of the system’s culture.

HealthVic alcohol support demand rise amid COVID

Seven out of 10 alcohol support services across Victoria have reported increased client demand since the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Callum Godde

Hospital tragedyCommentsPremiumAishwarya’s parents demand real change at PCH

The parents of the girl who tragically died at Perth Children’s Hospital say they are relying on Health Minister Roger Cook to fix the problems at the facility that cost their daughter her life.

Sarah Steger

Tragic deathPremiumPCH staff ‘inhumane and rude’, say Aishwarya’s parents

The parents of the little girl who died of a bacterial infection at Perth Children’s Hospital last month have described the staff they saw on the night the seven-year-old died as inhumane and rude.

Sarah Steger

Barrier to helpCommentsPremiumGaps in system costing men their lives: Health chief

Australia’s national suicide prevention adviser has blamed trouble accessing mental health care for the high rate men taking their own lives.

Sarah Ison

Heading homeVideoCommentsPremiumNSW Govt allows Aussie cricketers to isolate in Sydney

Superstar cricketers Steve Smith, Patrick Cummins and the rest of the Australians who fled the Indian Premier League bubble for the Maldives are on track to return home as early as Sunday.

PM BRIEFINGCommentsTop five stories on The West Australian this afternoon

Bombshell claims about WA’s Attorney-General, post-lockdown restrictions lift and Roger Cook urged to resign. Check out The West’s top five must-read stories.

AstraZeneca concernsSeven new blood clot cases after vaccine

There have been seven new cases of blood clots after people had the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia, the TGA has confirmed.

Anthony Piovesan

COVID UPDATECommentsLast of lockdown restrictions to be lifted on Saturday

The Perth and Peel regions can return to pre-lockdown life as of Saturday, Premier Mark McGowan has announced.

Briana Fiore

Under fireCommentsPremiumCook approves union call to boost PCH nurse staffing

Under-fire Health Minister Roger Cook has agreed to nurse union calls for an immediate increase in permanent nursing staff rostered for PCH’s Emergency Department. READ THE UNION’S WISH LIST.

Briana Fiore

R&D ignoredPremiumWA biotechs lament patent box’s revenue hurdle

The Federal Government’s new “patent box” initiative does little to support early stage companies yet to start generating a revenue stream, WA industry experts say.

Kate Purnell

Resignation callCommentsPremiumCook ‘clearly out of his depth’ as Health Minister

The Opposition is demanding Roger Cook accept ultimate responsibility for the tragic death of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children’s Hospital by immediately resigning as Health Minister.

Peter Law

HealthAntidepressant set for Aust drug ice study

Australian researchers are set to study the effect of a low-cost antidepressant on suppressing methamphetamine addiction.

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On the ropesCommentsPremium‘It’s time for Cook to go’: AMA boss

Australian Medical Association WA president Andrew Miller has called for Health Minister Roger Cook to resign following the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath.

Briana Fiore

Report revelationCommentsPremiumPCH staff missed crucial checks before Aishwarya died

A ‘failure’ by staff has been flagged as a potential contributing factor to the death of the seven-year-old on the Easter long weekend.

Sarah Steger

Quarantine planVideoCommentsPM hints at overseas travel for vaccinated Aussies

Australians who are vaccinated could be able to travel overseas and return in a ‘modified quarantine arrangement’, the Prime Minister has revealed.

Sarah Ison

Double-shot jabVideoAustralia seals deal for 25 million Moderna vaccines

The federal government has secured a deal for 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, with the first shipment set to arrive in Australia later this year.

Daniel McCulloch

HealthVaccine doubt, COVID misinformation linked

Misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines can negatively impact public confidence in immunisation uptake, a new UNSW Sydney study suggests.

Tiffanie Turnbull

‘No material impact’CommentsPremiumBudget ‘not dependant’ on COVID jab rollout: ScoMo

A stalled COVID-19 vaccine rollout would “not have a material impact” on the Budget, according to Scott Morrison, who downplayed the importance of the immunisation program to the nation’s finances.

Josh Zimmerman

Inquiry falloutPremiumCook under pump as health board chair falls on sword

WA Health Minister Roger Cook has been forced to fend off questions about his position after a resignation in the wake of a damning report into Aishwarya Aswath’s death at PCH.

Sarah Steger

Confronting and distressingVideoPremium‘Let down’: Aishwarya’s cause of death revealed

Health Minister Roger Cook says Aishwarya Aswath was ‘let down’ and ‘deserved better’ in the wake of an inquiry which revealed the seven-year-old’s cause of death at Perth Children’s Hospital.

Sarah Steger