Coronavirus (COVID-19): AVA updates
The Australian Veterinary Association continues to actively monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation at a national and international level, and will be providing information here as soon as new information is available.
Latest updates and communications
- 4 March 2020: Update about COVID-19
- 6 March 2020: Report of transmission from human to pet dog in Hong Kong
- 13 March 2020: Update on report of transmission from human to pet dog in Hong Kong
- 18 March 2020: COVID-19: What AVA is doing in response to the outbreak
- 21 March 2020: AVA helping you through the COVID-19 pandemic
- 22 March 2020: COVID-19: Domestic travel update
- 22 March 2020: COVID-19: State shutdowns of non-essential services
- 23 March 2020: COVID-19: Commonwealth and state shutdowns of non-essential services
- 25 March 2020: COVID-19: Send your letter to the Minister for Agriculture - Vets as an Essential Service
- 27 March 2020: Minister for Agriculture – Vets an Essential Service during the COVID-19 crisis
- 1 April 2020: Telemedicine in the COVID-19 context - What you need to know
- 6 March 2020: Work (Occupational) Health and Safety Workplace Relations Considerations
- 10 March 2020: Infection prevention and control for veterinary practitioners
- 16 March 2020: Risk management for veterinary workplaces COVID-19
- 23 March 2020: Risk management for veterinary workplaces COVID-19 (updated)
- 25 March 2020: Pets of COVID-19 positive/at-risk humans
- 25 March 2020: COVID-19 Response: Reuse of surgical or P2/N95 masks
- 26 March 2020: COVID-19: Important information for veterinary practitioners
- 28 March 2020: COVID-19 and pets - an update from the AVA President
- 31 March 2020: Practitioner advice regarding COVID-19 and ferrets
- 9 March 2020: AVA's education & events
- 17 March 2020: Update on AVA's education and events program
- AVA client information sheet
- Client advice sheet [sample]
- 23 March 2020: AVA President message: companion animals and COVID-19
21 Mar 2020
AVA President Julia Crawford video message: companion animals and COVID-19
24 March 2020
Visiting your vet during the COVID-19 pandemic
26 March 2020
Vets as an essential service: Equine Veterinarians Australia President Dr Sam Nugent
1 April 2020
Effective leadership tips in times of change and uncertainty
- 11 March 2020: Vets: No evidence that pets play a role in human coronavirus
- 21 March 2020: Companion animals and COVID-19
- 25 March 2020: Vets call for ‘essential service’ designation during pandemic
Downloadable resources
- Submission - Veterinarians as an Essential Service - COVID 19.pdf (209 kB)
- Can pets spread Coronavirus.pdf (193 kB)
- Antibiotics and the Coronavirus.pdf (209 kB)
- Vaccines and the Coronavirus.pdf (194 kB)
- Who does the Coronavirus affect.pdf (247 kB)
- Getting to grips with the Coronavirus outbreak.pdf (320 kB)
- Australian Chamber of Commerce - COVID-19 - Employer Guide.pdf (2 MB)