Queensland's new Chief Health Officer John Gerrard has been telling people this week the spread of COVID-19 in the Sunshine State is not only inevitable -- it's "necessary".
"In order for us to go from the pandemic phase to an endemic phase, the virus has to be widespread," Dr Gerrard said.
What I don't understand is why our boosters aren't already targeting Delta. It's been around long enough for tweaks to have been made to the vaccine. At least that's what Pfizer intimated when it said it could have an Omicron vaccine ready in 100 days.
-- Edited by dorian on Friday 24th of December 2021 07:00:32 AM
There is some good advice in this article about minimising the chances of catching the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus:
COVID-19 Omicron variant's spread through Queensland prompts health experts to go beyond mask rules to protect themselves
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/qld-coronavirus-covid-mask-mandates-experts/100718420
And Parrot Off is giving it every chance, no masks mandate until 12.01 am 28th Dec 2021.
Please read The NSW Govt latest Guidelines. Masks should now be on indoors at any Public Place, plus more
-- Edited by Craig1 on Friday 24th of December 2021 11:15:39 AM
Merry Christmas, Omicron.
I didn't expect this from a Labor government:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-24/qld-coronavirus-covid19-omicron-from-pandemic-to-endemic/100722924
Queensland's new Chief Health Officer John Gerrard has been telling people this week the spread of COVID-19 in the Sunshine State is not only inevitable -- it's "necessary".
"In order for us to go from the pandemic phase to an endemic phase, the virus has to be widespread," Dr Gerrard said.
What I don't understand is why our boosters aren't already targeting Delta. It's been around long enough for tweaks to have been made to the vaccine. At least that's what Pfizer intimated when it said it could have an Omicron vaccine ready in 100 days.
-- Edited by dorian on Friday 24th of December 2021 07:00:32 AM