Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has warned the latest Omicron subvariant poses a “significant” new threat, urging Australians to wear masks indoors as the government paused plans to wind up the COVID-19 vaccine taskforce | Dana_Adele
The nation’s top doctor has warned the latest Omicron subvariant poses a “significant” new threat, urging Australians to wear masks indoors as the government paused plans to wind up the COVID-19 vaccine taskforce and launched a campaign to lift the takeup of boosters.
“Two doses of COVID vaccines just are not enough to provide you with full protection, particularly against these Omicron subvariants,” he told a press conference on Tuesday. Both Butler and Kelly wore masks at the press conference, signalling a shift away from the COVID-normal stance of recent months.“We know that wearing masks [does] reduce the spread and protects yourself and others,” he said.
Butler, asked if mask mandates should be reinstated, replied: “That is not the advice that was issued by the chief health officers last week.”
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