More than three-quarters of Australians expect COVID-19 cases to drop or stay stable, suggesting that the country is getting less spooked by the pandemic | Gallo_Ways
More than three-quarters of Australians expect COVID-19 cases to drop or stay stable, suggesting that the country is getting less spooked by the pandemic.
The expectations are broadly in line with expert opinion, with the end of winter expected to bring some reprieve in The polling results suggest Australians are not becoming complacent, with testing rates increasing from the two previous surveys in January and March – probably on the back of the wide availability of rapid antigen tests.
“Many Australians are simply living with COVID now. Case numbers may be coming down, but that’s just adding to the sense of security and optimism that they feel by not having to stay at home, check in or wear masks everywhere they go.” He said there was a chance the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron could be in Australia for a while, and it would be prudent to get new Moderna vaccines tailored against those strains.