Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has defended his role of advising rather than directing political leaders as states continue to resist mask mandates.
The nation’s top doctor has defended his role of advising rather than directing political leaders as states continue to resist mask mandates.
Australia has continued to record high rates of people with COVID-19 in hospitals as the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants evade vaccine immunity andAlso addressing the conference, Chant said the challenge of COVID-19 as a year-round infection – unlike influenza, which is typically seasonal – meant masks would likely be a permanent fixture in healthcare settings.
Chant also said social research conducted by NSW Health had shown that the majority of people in the community did not want to be told what to do via broader mask mandates. “We don’t want to get into a situation where the pressure on the health system does become unsustainable; where we end up having to go back into more restrictive measures,” he said.
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