Exclusive: Australians must brace for the next pandemic, GPs warn | Kaubo
"Any mass gathering of that size, regardless of the cause ... has the potential to put the community at risk," Dr Bartone said.
Dr Harry Nespolon demonstrates how to take a throat swab - a method used to collect a patient sample for COVID-19 testing.Dr Nespolon called for a permanent GP representative to sit on the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee with access to the government's pandemic modelling and local surveillance data.
"The government can fight against [misinformation] with one central, consistent message with a strong evidence-based approach," Dr Nespolon said.
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