2022 media releases from NSW Health

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2022/12 - December
- Warning issued after potent opioid (nitazene) found in heroin [22 December 2022]
- First Japanese encephalitis case this summer identified [22 December 2022]
- Spinach recall update [19 December 2022]
- Additional spinach products recalled [17 December 2022]
- National recall of spinach product [16 December 2022]
- Toxic reactions linked to spinach product [15 December 2022]
- Parents urged to lookout for vapes this summer [9 December 2022]
- Investigations into Central Coast Salmonella outbreak continue [7 December 2022]
- NSW hospitals recognised as nation's best [7 December 2022]
- NSW hospitals improving despite busy winter [7 December 2022]
- Community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms [5 December 2022]
- Call to bring HIV testing rates back to pre-pandemic levels [1 December 2022]
2022/11 - November
- Stay safe from legionnaires’ disease when gardening [26 November 2022]
- Community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms [25 November 2022]
- Japanese encephalitis virus detected again in the Murray River region [18 November 2022]
- More caution in health services as cases rise [18 November 2022]
- National recall of some poppy seeds [15 November 2022]
- Community warning: Severe reactions after consuming poppy seeds [11 November 2022]
- NSW significantly expands access to JE vaccine [4 November 2022]
2022/10 - October
- Building brighter beginnings for NSW children [31 October 2022]
- NSW Health makes access to monkeypox vaccine easier [20 October 2022]
- Remember lessons learned as COVID-19 isolation ends [12 October 2022]
2022/09 - September
- Prevent, test and treat to reduce STI rates in NSW [16 September 2022]
- NSW expands access to Japanese encephalitis vaccine [14 September 2022]
- Hospitals continue to perform well despite COVID-19 and flu outbreaks [14 September 2022]
- Measles case identified in NSW [13 September 2022]
- Changes to COVID-19 isolation period from Friday [8 September 2022]
- New strategy targets obesity rates in NSW [6 September 2022]
2022/08 - August
- Fake 'Kalma' alprazolam tablets found to contain strong opioids [26 August 2022]
- Local transmission of monkeypox confirmed in NSW [21 August 2022]
- Public health alert - Meningococcal disease [12 August 2022]
- Public health alert: Meningococcal disease [5 August 2022]
- Community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms [5 August 2022]
2022/07 - July
- Hepatitis can't wait [28 July 2022]
- COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks [12 July 2022]
- Eleven cases of monkeypox confirmed in NSW [6 July 2022]
2022/06 - June
- Community urged to remain COVID safe this winter [30 June 2022]
- NSW residents urged to get free flu shot [23 June 2022]
- Towards the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern [22 June 2022]
- Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from unsafe indoor heating this winter [18 June 2022]
- Measles case identified in NSW/Victoria border region [17 June 2022]
- New report shows impact of Omicron outbreak [15 June 2022]
- Public health alert: High-dose MDMA (ecstasy) circulating in NSW [10 June 2022]
- Public health alert - Monkeypox [4 June 2022]
- Public health alert - Monkeypox [3 June 2022]
- Public health alert - Monkeypox [2 June 2022]
- Get tested in HIV Testing Week [1 June 2022]
2022/05 - May
- Public health alert - Legionnaires' disease [31 May 2022]
- Join Australia’s biggest group of quitters on World No Tobacco Day [31 May 2022]
- Free flu shots for all in June [30 May 2022]
- Public health alert - Legionnaires' disease [26 May 2022]
- NSW records its second death of person with Japanese Encephalitis [23 May 2022]
- Monkeypox case confirmed in NSW [20 May 2022]
- Public health alert - Monkeypox [20 May 2022]
- NSW Health seizes more than $1 million of illegal nicotine vapes [16 May 2022]
- Flu shot best protection as cases spike [12 May 2022]
- Adolescent vaccines available in pharmacies [6 May 2022]
2022/04 - April
- Inaugural Excellence in Allied Health Awards [28 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [24 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [23 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [22 April 2022]
- Parents urged to get children under five vaccinated against flu [21 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [21 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [20 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [19 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [18 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [17 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [16 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [15 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [14 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [13 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [12 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [11 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [10 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [9 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [8 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [7 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [6 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [5 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [4 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [3 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [2 April 2022]
- Two confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis in NSW [1 April 2022]
- Free flu vaccine for those at higher risk [1 April 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [1 April 2022]
2022/03 - March
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [31 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [30 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [29 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [28 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [27 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [26 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [25 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [24 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [23 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [22 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [21 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [20 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [19 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [18 March 2022]
- Eighth NSW resident confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis [18 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [17 March 2022]
- Seventh NSW resident confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis [16 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [16 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reporting update [16 March 2022]
- NSW Health continues to perform despite significant COVID-19 challenges [16 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [15 March 2022]
- Sixth NSW resident confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis [14 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [14 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [13 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [12 March 2022]
- Fifth NSW resident confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis [11 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [11 March 2022]
- Fourth NSW resident confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis [10 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [10 March 2022]
- NSW records its first death of person with Japanese encephalitis [9 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [9 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [8 March 2022]
- Two NSW residents in hospital with Japanese encephalitis [7 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [7 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [6 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [5 March 2022]
- Probable cases of Japanese encephalitis in NSW [4 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [4 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [3 March 2022]
- Public health alert: COVID-19 emergency evacuation advice [3 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [2 March 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [1 March 2022]
2022/02 - February
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [28 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [27 February 2022]
- Public health alert - Mosquito warning [26 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [26 February 2022]
- Non-urgent elective surgery resumption [25 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [25 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [24 February 2022]
- Public health alert: Gastroenteritis outbreaks in childcare settings [24 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [23 February 2022]
- NSW COVID-19 - One-year vaccination milestone [22 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [22 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [21 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [20 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [19 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [18 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [17 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [16 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [15 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [14 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [13 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [12 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [11 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [10 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [9 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [8 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [7 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [6 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [5 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [4 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [3 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [2 February 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [1 February 2022]
2022/01 - January
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [31 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [30 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [29 January 2022]
- Keep lunches cool as kids head back to school [28 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [28 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [27 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [26 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [25 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [24 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [23 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [22 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [21 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [20 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [19 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [18 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [17 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [16 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [15 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [14 January 2022]
- Isolation exemption for critical workers expanded [14 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [13 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [12 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [11 January 2022]
- Enrolled nurses to benefit from new round of scholarships [11 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [10 January 2022]
- Aspiring Aboriginal nurses and midwives encouraged to apply for new round of scholarships [10 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [9 January 2022]
- Isolation exemption for workers critical to food supply [9 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [8 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [7 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [6 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [5 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [4 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [3 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [2 January 2022]
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics [1 January 2022]

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2022 media releases from NSW Health