With the total number of COVID-19 infections tipping over 100,000, you would have had to be living under a rock to not notice the recent wave of illness breaking out across Tasmania. But, experts say there is good reason not to panic.
One in five Tasmanians have had COVID-19, the highest rate of infection per capita in the country, according to Greens MP and epidemiologist Rosalie Woodruff
Tasmania's high rates of vaccination has led to the lowest amount of COVID-related deaths in the country While these figures may look worrying, we need to remember Tasmania has the lowest number of deaths in the country.So why might this be? One word — vaccines. Over 99 per cent of Tasmanians over the age of 16 have had at least one dose of the vaccine, while 98.58 per cent have had their second.
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