Tasmanians might be wondering whether they're on the cusp of seeing the Omicron wave begin to wane. Unfortunately it might not be that simple, experts say.
"The vaccines are still effective against the Omicron variant. It's not effective against transmission against the variant," she said.
Currently 27 per cent of Tasmanians have had a booster, and Professor Baxter expects that as more people become boosted, the number will come down. "In New South Wales, above 30 per cent of people testing are testing positive, and that's telling us that there's a lot more infection out there than we're aware of," Dr Lydeamore said.
Both experts agreed that after we see the peak, the virus won't just disappear. Even when numbers stabilise, they will be far above zero.
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