Omicron variant expected to become dominant strain in Australia as NSW records 1,360 new Covid cases
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from on (#5T257)
Vaccine boosters may be required every six months to protect against the variant, virologists from the Kirby Institute say
A third booster Covid-19 vaccine dose will be essential to get high protection against symptoms from the Omicron variant and it appears likely the variant will become the dominant strain in Australia, virologists from the Kirby Institute say.
The new data from the Kirby Institute comes as Covid-19 case numbers in New South Wales jumped again on Wednesday to 1,360, 25 of them are the Omicron variant. There are now 89 Omicron cases in NSW.
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