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A fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose is on the horizon, but Victoria's booster rate remains stubbornly low

Experts have raised concerns about the "disappointing" rate at which Victorians are getting their booster COVID-19 vaccine doses, as the possibility of a fourth dose is considered. Key points: Only 64 per cent of adult Victorians have received their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Epidemiologist Nancy Baxter says a fourth dose is "almost certainly" going to be approved Public …

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Bendigo Health says it's ready for surge but calls for people to play nice in COVID testing queues

Bendigo Health says it has the capacity to scale up its service but wants the public and governments to help address the pressure on local health authorities. Key points: Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit has seen a four per cent rise in COVID-19 cases since Christmas Bendigo Health says parents can start booking their 5 to 11-year-old children for a …

List of Melbourne COVID exposure sites includes Docklands Stadium, MCG, Chapel St bars and Bendigo hair salon

The list of COVID-19 exposure sites across Victoria has been updated to include the North Melbourne-Essendon game at Docklands Stadium and the Collingwood-Port Adelaide match at the MCG on Sunday afternoon. This story was last updated at 9:30pm on May 26. South Yarra and Prahran venues that were attended by positive cases on Saturday night and early Sunday morning included …

Bendigo: Fears Covid spreading to regional Victoria as hairdresser outside of Melbourne is exposed

An urgent coronavirus alert has been issued for a regional hairdresser and a pub - sparking fears the deadly virus may have spread out of Melbourne and into wider Victoria. Anyone who was at the Bendigo Hairfolk hair salon in Bendigo, 160km north of Melbourne, on Saturday between 9.40am and 10.10am must get tested for Covid-19 and isolate until they …

Melbourne COVID-19 exposure sites now include cafes in Coburg and Fitzroy North and a hair salon in Bendigo