5-Minute Catchup

The Check-Up | 24 February 2022

Episode Summary

The Check-Up is a weekly news segment of the 5-Minute Catchup, bringing notable news in a convenient medium.

Episode Notes

Longitudinal Associations of Mental Disorders With Dementia
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2789298

TGA approval of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for people 6 years and older
https://www.health.gov.au/news/tga-approval-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-for-people-6-years-and-older

ATAGI recommendations on the use of Spikevax (Moderna) COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 11 years
https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-recommendations-on-the-use-of-spikevax-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-in-children-aged-6-to-11-years

Mandating booster vaccinations in residential aged care workers
https://www.health.gov.au/news/mandating-booster-vaccinations-in-residential-aged-care-workers

Mandatory mask requirements ease in the Territory
https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/news-articles/mandatory-mask-requirements-ease-in-the-territory?fbclid=IwAR1ZABz8cGuX3O2aPiFJPFs0WmO90m6DKTlGBfU69jn9QZn2S-VkY41tz2M

ACT Health COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/stay-safe-and-healthy/vaccine/information-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/media-releases/they-ve-suffered-major-setbacks-make-kids-a-top-priority-as-we-rebuild-from-the-pandemic---paediatricians-call-for-a-national-children-s-taskforce-and-covid-19-recovery-plan

Jakara Anthony wins Australia's first gold at Beijing Winter Olympics with women's moguls victory
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-06/beijing-winter-olympics-jakara-anthony-wins-olympic-gold/100809002

 

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