Australia’s Covid inquiry must not morph into chance to ‘retell history’, health experts warn

We should remember how many lives were saved ... but we need to learn and do better,' former AMA chief says

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Key medical figures at the forefront of Australia's Covid response have urged the federal inquiry into the virus to deeply investigate how governments set policies on vaccines, border closures and hospital preparations.

Dr Nick Coatsworth, Australia's former deputy chief medical officer, said an examination of vaccine safety reporting was important for public confidence in the future. Dr Omar Khorshid, a former president of the Australian Medical Association, said the health response to Covid should be seen as a national triumph" and the federal government's independent inquiry must not morph into an opportunity to retell history".

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