Victoria's hospital admissions have risen by almost 80 per cent over the past three weeks, as experts say authorities have pursued the wrong COVID strategies.
He said some people who had already been infected with COVID twice may be infected multiple times this year.
They said the rise in hospital admissions was in line with similar patterns overseas and in other Australian jurisdictions which have seen a significant rise in the number of patients in recent weeks. He said there were precautions every Victorian could take, including getting vaccinated and wearing a mask."Cloth masks and even surgical masks don't really cut it with an airborne pathogen.
"The really good news is you don't need to make a big impact on transmission to have a big impact on outcome.
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