For the first time since February 2020, there were more flu deaths than COVID deaths in August. 

A study finds an association between COVID infection in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental diagnoses at three years old. 

And the Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to physicist and air quality expert Lidia Morawska.

References

• Deaths due to acute respiratory infections in Australia - ABS
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of 3-Year-Old Children Exposed to Maternal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Utero