Australians are being warned that they could be reinfected with COVID only weeks after recovering from the virus. 7NEWS
“We are seeing reinfections being more common and in short intervals, and that is why we recommend the reinfection period be reduced to four weeks,” University of Queensland Associate Professor Paul Griffin toldA COVID-19 vaccination hub at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.Australia’s peak medical body, the AHPPC, last week recommended the reinfection period be formally reduced from 12 weeks to 28 days.
“They are more able to evade immunity gained from previous infection and vaccination. Reinfection is more likely and possible just weeks after a prior infection,” she said. Victoria’s Department of Health on Monday said the rate of the variants in genomic surveillance continued to rise significantly. “Case and hospitalisation trends are increasing in Victoria. This is in line with similar patterns globally and in other Australian jurisdictions, which have seen a significant rise in the number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in recent weeks.
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