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‘Covid is not going to go away’: Australia will require public health measures for foreseeable future, say experts | Omicron variant

In May 2021, Australia’s chief medical officer, Prof Paul Kelly, described how Covid vaccines were our “ticket out of the pandemic”. Vaccination, he said, would give Australians “a life with more certainty”. More than one year later, Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination rate is among the highest in the world. Yet daily…

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Omicron still threat to NHS despite ‘good news’, says health chief | Omicron variant

Evidence the Omicron variant is less severe than originally feared does not remove the threat to the NHS this winter, a health service leader has warned. Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospitals and other NHS trusts, said two studies showing that people infected with Omicron…