On 24 March 1882, German physician and Nobel Laureate Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) - a date marked by #WorldTBDay today. Photos: Robert Koch circa. 1900 and a drawing of the causes of tuberculosis (right).

Margaret’s Banter looking 👌🏼 ahead of her first start at Moe on Tuesday next week. PGR - Peter Gelagotis Racing Off the Bench

Why should I bother getting AstraZeneca today? abc.net.au/radio/programs… Why an Astra in the Arm is worth more than Pfizer in the Bush ACRRM RDAA RACGP

Rural health: are we on the brink of a workforce “cliff”? | InSight+ insightplus.mja.com.au/2021/24/rural-…

It's not just young people either. As our deputy RACGP WA Chair Ramya Raman points out, the re-emergence of #COVID19 sparked a rise in first-dose bookings among older people who had vaccine hesitant. If you are eligible to be vaccinated, act now. This pandemic is not over.

Includes the disturbing ICU data. Not going well. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/cor…

I'm going to say it louder, for those at the back. I am a young rural doctor who is Australian trained. I don't get sick leave. I don't get maternity leave. Medicare doesn't appeal to me. Please offer me a salary. Brad Hazzard @GregHuntMP David Gillespie #auspol

Medicare & fee for service has failed Rural Australia It allows Medical Graduates to stay in the leafy urban suburbs We need a new system that facilitates quality & equality for rural Australians

He was attacked relentlessly. They cruelly mocked him. But he kept going, putting science and health above politics. And now, Morrison and Berejiklian have realised the only way to crush covid is to follow his lead. Thank you Dan Andrews! #auspol #covidsydney #lockdownextension

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Kenny❤️

Like many of my colleagues I feel incredibly grateful to be fully vaccinated with #AstraZeneca. There are 70,000 AstraZeneca appointments available in Victoria right now. Please #GetVaccinated ASAP #LetsGetTheJabDone

Wow. The stories I’m hearing from the hospital sector in Melbourne. Sadly. People bewildered frightened & scared being laid onto their stomachs to help them breathe through Covid. They thought they could wait for vaccinations. Crying. Wishing they got vaccinated sooner. 😔

If you want to work in healthcare, you need to be vaccinated against #COVID19Aus. If you refuse, after all the advice & specialist support needed, then you shouldn't be a #healthcareworker. We're there to provide care & make people & colleagues safer. #COVID19Vic

The NT's only university announces plans to establish its own medical school abc.net.au/news/2021-10-0…

Does anyone know what this is? In our McGill forceps box

I won't comment on other sectors, but if you're a #healthcareworker & you still refuse vaccination against #Covid19aus, then there really is no place for you in patient care. You fail to understand unequivocal scientific evidence, & you put your patients & colleagues at risk.

An appalling decision which is a slap in the face for all health professionals stretched to the limit by the pandemic