NSW Health

However, high-risk and new staff are still required to take one dose of the seasonal flu vaccine to be ‘considered compliant.’

As a precautionary measure, the department has organised cooling towers in the area to be disinfected and cleaned.

Basic issues like stock and equipment management are weighing down the work of nursing staff at the state’s major hospitals.

Victorian health authorities issued a health alert for the Omicron Variant, sub-lineage BA.2.86.

Former deputy chief medical officer Dr. Nick Coatsworth says the spike may be seasonal.

“Vapes contain dangerous chemicals which can seriously impact a person’s health,” said the NSW health minister.

1112 health workers will have their jobs secured following the NSW government’s decision to set aside $572 million for them.