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Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard (Photo: Qld Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 22, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the appointment of Queensland\u2019s new Chief Health Officer.<\/p>\n

Dr John Gerrard, who is\u00a0currently director of Infectious Diseases at Gold Coast University Hospital, is an awarded researcher and clinician with more than 30 years\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n

He was also the first person in Queensland to treat a COVID patient.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we enter this new stage of the pandemic it is vital to have someone of Dr Gerard\u2019s high standing as our Chief Health Officer,\u201d the Premier said.<\/p>\n

\u201cQueensland has shown the importance of listening to expert health advice.\u00a0It has kept us safe and will continue to keep us safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard has a long track record of research into emerging infectious diseases and vaccine development.<\/p>\n

He was recognised for ground-breaking research into the emergence of AIDS in Australia and honoured with the Humanitarian Overseas Service medal for his work in confronting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard was the medical specialist lead in two separate international COVID responses \u2013 one aboard the Diamond Princess in Japan in February 2020 and the other in the Dutch Antilles in early 2021.<\/p>\n

He was instrumental in designing the Gold Coast University Hospital to manage patients with highly infectious viruses like COVID.<\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard said he was honoured to follow Queensland\u2019s previous Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr Young showed the importance of implementing public health measures and being able to explain them in a way people could appreciate and understand,\u201d Dr Gerrard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat has never been more important than now as we encourage people to get vaccinated before more cases arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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