Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000
2 years, 8 months ago

Victoria records grim pandemic milestone with COVID deaths surpassing 4,000

ABC  

Victoria has reached another grim milestone, recording more than 4,000 COVID deaths since the pandemic began. Key points: Victoria further relaxed its COVID restrictions at the end of June Australia hit 10,000 COVID deaths over the weekend An epidemiologist says deaths can be prevented by encouraging mask wearing and vaccination Victoria recorded 16 new deaths and 8,740 new cases of the virus on Tuesday There are now 543 people in hospital with COVID-19, of whom 28 are in intensive care, and five are on a ventilator. Victoria's Opposition Leader Mathew Guy criticised the move as unnecessary, and said it would lead to "a longer, slower road to recovery" from the effects of the pandemic. Clear public health messages could help prevent deaths, expert says Deakin University epidemiology chair Catherine Bennett said deaths could still be prevented by focusing on improving vaccination rates and encouraging people to take precautions, such as wearing masks. She said having "really clear public health messaging" informing people of the high infection rates in the community might help shift attitudes.

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Computer simulation predicts Australia's COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented thousands of deaths before Omicron spread
11 months, 1 week ago

Computer simulation predicts Australia's COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented thousands of deaths before Omicron spread

ABC  

In short: A new research study suggests the COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented 17,760 deaths among NSW residents aged 50 years and over. A new research study suggests the COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented 17,760 deaths among NSW residents aged 50 years and over. Their research used modelling of state and federal health department data to show the effect on over-50s in …

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Geneva last year. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent coronavirus variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, …

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas …

Why thousands of Australians are getting sick right now
1 year, 4 months ago

Why thousands of Australians are getting sick right now

Daily Mail  

Australia's top professors have revealed why Covid cases are suddenly skyrocketing in every state and territory - and how you can help slow the spread of the virus this Christmas. Australia's top professors have revealed why Covid cases are suddenly skyrocketing across every state and territory There were 6,550 reported Covid cases across the country last week, with the Department …

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
1 year, 5 months ago

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction for the past week, as reported on Friday, October 27, 2023. Source: ACT Health New South Wales New South Wales's new COVID-19 reporting process now works on a seven-day rolling average system, as per the federal government's national reporting site. Source: NT Health Queensland Queensland's …

Covid Australia: Fears grow that a new coronavirus strain is causing huge spike in hospitalisations
1 year, 5 months ago

Covid Australia: Fears grow that a new coronavirus strain is causing huge spike in hospitalisations

Daily Mail  

A new Covid subvariant could be causing a spike in hospitalisations and authorities are pleading with vulnerable and elderly patients to get booster shots to stave off the threat. Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said the surge in cases was largely due to low booster rates in older Queenslanders and the possible emergence of a new Covid variant called …

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
1 year, 5 months ago

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction for the past week, as reported on Friday, October 20, 2023. Source: ACT Health New South Wales The state has recorded 1,541 new COVID-19 cases, up from last week's total of 1,332. Source: NT Health Queensland Queensland's new COVID-19 reporting process now works on a …

Australia's causes of death report in graphs show full picture of COVID-19, heart disease and suicide
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia's causes of death report in graphs show full picture of COVID-19, heart disease and suicide

ABC  

Data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics has revealed COVID-19 to be one of the leading causes of death in 2022 in Australia. It's the first time an infectious disease has been in the top five causes of death since 1970. Lockdowns kept Australia's COVID death toll low when compared globally, but from 2022 when borders were opened and the …

Even cautious experts say don't panic over new Covid wave: CDC admits US in 'strongest place' ever in pandemic - while the World Health Organization says world is in 'a different phase' now
1 year, 7 months ago

Even cautious experts say don't panic over new Covid wave: CDC admits US in 'strongest place' ever in pandemic - while the World Health Organization says world is in 'a different phase' now

Daily Mail  

Global and US health chiefs have urged calm over rising Covid cases and new variants, pointing out that virtually everyone now has immunity against the virus. On Thursday, Dr Marion Koopmans — a virologist who advises the World Health Organization — said the world was now in a 'different phase' of the pandemic due to higher levels of immunity from …

Spike in deaths in Australia from COVID illnesses, not vaccine
2 years ago

Spike in deaths in Australia from COVID illnesses, not vaccine

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Australia is seeing its sharpest rise in deaths in 80 years because of the coronavirus vaccine. Clearly that’s not the pattern in Australia.” Jason Donohoe, a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, concurred, adding that the agency’s ongoing review of the vaccine has so far found that the inoculation led to death only in “extremely …

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?
2 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?

LA Times  

A person is taken on a stretcher into United Memorial Medical Center in Houston after undergoing COVID-19 testing on March 19, 2020. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t …

What do we know about long COVID, how are patients faring and what's next for Australia?
2 years, 1 month ago

What do we know about long COVID, how are patients faring and what's next for Australia?

ABC  

Before COVID-19 ripped through the population in the summer of 2021, relatively few Australians were acquainted with the term "long COVID". Anthony Byrne, who leads the long COVID clinic at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, said the current consensus of the definition was that patients had to have: probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection persistent symptoms for at least 12 weeks, …

What will Australia's fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic look like?
2 years, 2 months ago

What will Australia's fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic look like?

ABC  

Through three years of the pandemic, Bianca Spooner didn't get COVID-19 once — until a few days before Christmas. Key points: New Omicron variants have been causing hospital admissions to rise in the final two months of 2022 Experts say vaccines will remain the main defence against COVID-19 into 2023 Despite investment in studying and treating long COVID, the virus …

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America
2 years, 3 months ago

Covid vaccines have averted THREE MILLION deaths in America

Daily Mail  

Two years ago tomorrow the first person in the US got the shot outside a trial The report likely underestimates the full impact of vaccines, the researchers said More than 120 million Covid infections were prevented by the shots, it found Covid vaccines have averted more than three million deaths in the US during the pandemic, a report has found. …

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated people now make majority of COVID deaths in US: Report

India TV News  

In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". The death among vaccinated people is increasing due to the waning efficacy of Covid vaccines and "increasingly contagious strains of …

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
2 years, 4 months ago

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction for the past week, as reported on Friday, November 18, 2022. A new COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Australian adults as a third and fourth booster from New South Wales has entered its fourth COVID-19 wave after a sharp spike in new cases, Chief …

COVID-19 cases start to rise again in South Australia, in line with new wave predictions
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 cases start to rise again in South Australia, in line with new wave predictions

ABC  

The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Australia has jumped by more than 1,000 over the past week, as experts warn another wave of infection is starting across the country. Key points: The number of COVID-19 cases in South Australia has risen to 3,797 over the past week This rise is in line with predictions of a new wave …

Matt Canavan raised questions about what's causing Australia's excess deaths. So what is really happening?
2 years, 5 months ago

Matt Canavan raised questions about what's causing Australia's excess deaths. So what is really happening?

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab which recaps the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation, drawing on the work of FactLab and its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check. "There is no credible evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines have contributed to excess deaths in Australia or overseas." Roughly half of those deaths were "from" …

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet

ABC  

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "the end is in sight" for the COVID-19 pandemic, but now's not the time to ease up on infection control measures. Overnight he said world leaders needed to act on six key focus areas to end the PHEIC: Testing — continuing to test suspected COVID-19 cases and tracking confirmed infections — continuing …

Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives

ABC  

When routine COVID-19 rapid tests detected the virus in Emma Missen's two young daughters last month, she was worried. Deakin University epidemiology chair Catherine Bennett said the data suggested both that there was some testing "fatigue" and people had learnt to use COVID tests "well". Professor Bennett said as the wave continued to wane, measures like reducing the isolation period …

July marks a high point for Australian COVID-19 deaths, but signs of a plateau are emerging
2 years, 7 months ago

July marks a high point for Australian COVID-19 deaths, but signs of a plateau are emerging

ABC  

There are signs that Victoria could be moving past the peak of its current COVID-19 wave as the nation nears the end of its deadliest month since the pandemic began. Deakin University's chair of epidemiology, Catherine Bennett, said Victoria was going through a "deepwater wave" of infections. However, Professor Sutton said, the state was "in our plateau phase now", suggesting …

Queensland COVID-19 cases and deaths remain high, but hospital caseload falls
2 years, 8 months ago

Queensland COVID-19 cases and deaths remain high, but hospital caseload falls

ABC  

Queensland has recorded another 8,209 new COVID-19 cases in the latest reporting period and 19 virus-related deaths, but there's been a fall in the number of people in hospital. Key points: One person in their 50s, four in their 70s, six in their 80s, seven in their 90s and one person over 100 died in the past 24 hours The …

Australia's Covid-19 hospitalizations hit record high | Top global Covid updates
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia's Covid-19 hospitalizations hit record high | Top global Covid updates

Hindustan Times  

The global Covid tally is nearing 567 million, with around 6,376,503 deaths. The World Health Organization in its latest update said that cases increased in Europe, Americas, Western Pacific, South East Asia, while there was a drop in Eastern Mediterranean and Africa. However, the figures reported to the United Nations health body did not include data from Australia where Australians …

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in Australia, Queensland infectious disease expert Nigel McMillan says
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in Australia, Queensland infectious disease expert Nigel McMillan says

ABC  

A Queensland infectious diseases expert says COVID-19 is on track to overtake heart disease as the number one cause of death in Australia, with one in every 110 Queenslanders currently infected with the virus. Key points: Professor Nigel McMillan warns Queenslanders are not taking COVID seriously enough COVID hospitalisations have reached an unprecedented high in Queensland Professor McMillan is calling …

Australia sees record COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions due to Omicron variants, influenza as nation's hospitals struggle
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia sees record COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions due to Omicron variants, influenza as nation's hospitals struggle

ABC  

In what feels like a repeat of 2020, demand in hospitals from flu and COVID-19 cases has threatened to "outstrip supply" as thousands of sick healthcare workers become part of the record-breaking statistics around the nation. Here's what SA reported on Monday: 4,053 new cases 306 patients in hospital, 11 of them in ICU, and none requiring ventilation Two further …

Australia's COVID-19 death toll has passed 10,000. Here's how our national tally compares to other countries
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 death toll has passed 10,000. Here's how our national tally compares to other countries

ABC  

More than two years after the pandemic began, Australia's COVID-19 death toll has passed 10,000. More than 8 million: The National Interoperable Notifiable Disease Surveillance System data up to July 1 shows there were exactly 8,156,829 cases in Australia, but those are only the confirmed cases that have been reported. Here are the 10 countries with the most deaths, according …

Calls for fourth vaccination, as COVID-19 predicted to be 'one of the biggest killers of Australians this year'
2 years, 8 months ago

Calls for fourth vaccination, as COVID-19 predicted to be 'one of the biggest killers of Australians this year'

ABC  

As Australia passes 10,000 deaths from COVID-19, there are renewed calls for a fourth vaccination to be available to more people. Key points: More than 10,000 Australians have so far died of COVID-19, 80 per cent of them this year Epidemiologists and immunologists are calling for a fourth vaccination to be available to more Australians Leaders are being urged to …

Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them
2 years, 9 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them

ABC  

The message is clear: The pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of rising COVID-19 infections, and other lurgies too. Key points: There have been more than 144,000 influenza cases recorded in Australia this year COVID-19 variants are back on the rise Experts say Australia's natural flu immunity is lower than usual this winter Experts are …

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline
2 years, 9 months ago

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline

India TV News  

WHO: Covid-19 deaths climb again, reversing a 5-week decline In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the UN health agency said there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the Americas and a 17% increase in the Western Pacific. Highlights The UN health agency said there were 8,700 Covid-19 deaths last week The …

SA Health reports 14 new COVID-linked deaths, including a man in his 30s
2 years, 10 months ago

SA Health reports 14 new COVID-linked deaths, including a man in his 30s

ABC  

A man in his 30s is among 14 new deaths of COVID-positive people reported by South Australian health authorities. Key points: SA Health has reported 14 new deaths of people with COVID-19 They occurred over the past two months Cases are up compared with the past few days The deaths occurred between March and May but were only reported by …

How many Australians have died from COVID-19? How many have had COVID?
2 years, 10 months ago

How many Australians have died from COVID-19? How many have had COVID?

ABC  

COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs last week, with infection rates per capita among the highest around the globe. Australia's death toll by state Deaths Victoria 3,193 New South Wales 3,022 Queensland 961 South Australia 415 Western Australia 210 Tasmania 69 ACT 60 Northern Territory 46 Australia 7,976 *Data as of May 20, 2022. Some 15 million people died …

WA records 14 deaths as COVID continues to ravage state, with 325 in hospital
2 years, 10 months ago

WA records 14 deaths as COVID continues to ravage state, with 325 in hospital

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure of fatalities the state has reported over the course of the pandemic. Key points: There are 325 people in hospital with COVID in WA and 15,764 new cases There are 325 people in hospital with COVID in WA and 15,764 new cases Third dose vaccinations …

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, CDC statistics say

LA Times  

Sara Atkins holds a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 1 million Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. “It is hard to imagine a million people plucked from this …

America’s grim COVID milestone marked in death certificates
2 years, 10 months ago

America’s grim COVID milestone marked in death certificates

LA Times  

A list of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Salt Lake County on May 13, 2020. When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. One reason: Investigators have been going back and adding several thousand deaths in which COVID-19 was not named initially but was identified later …

Experts attribute Victoria's COVID-19 rate rise to change in weather, waning immunity
2 years, 10 months ago

Experts attribute Victoria's COVID-19 rate rise to change in weather, waning immunity

ABC  

As Victorians emerged from two years largely defined by lockdowns, the start of 2022 was marked by the sharp rise and fall of cases as a wave of Omicron swept through. She said there wasn't an "appetite" to bring back restrictions like indoor mask-wearing, but encouraged people to take steps to protect themselves by wearing "high quality, well-ventilating" masks. COVID-19 …

WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six
2 years, 10 months ago

WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six

ABC  

COVID case numbers in Western Australia have dipped slightly from yesterday's record, however the state's death toll from the virus has risen, with six more deaths reported to WA Health overnight. Key points: WA currently has more than 75,000 active COVID-19 cases The virus is playing havoc with an already strained health system Three of WA's major hospitals declared a …

SA launches advertising blitz to encourage COVID-19 vaccination as state records five deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

SA launches advertising blitz to encourage COVID-19 vaccination as state records five deaths

ABC  

The South Australian government is launching a $2 million advertising campaign to encourage people to receive a third COVID-19 vaccine, as authorities report another five people with COVID have died. Key points: Only about 72 per cent of eligible South Australians have had their third vaccine dose The number of fully vaccinated South Australians has remained stagnant for some time …

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million
2 years, 10 months ago

WHO puts global COVID-19 death toll at nearly 15 million

Al Jazeera  

New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported. Nearly three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data indicates, according to a new World Health Organization report that offers the most comprehensive look yet at the true global toll of the pandemic. Nearly 50 …

Victoria passes 3,000 COVID-19 deaths as families remember those they've lost during the pandemic
2 years, 10 months ago

Victoria passes 3,000 COVID-19 deaths as families remember those they've lost during the pandemic

ABC  

As of today, more than 3,000 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic. Key points: Victoria is the first Australia jurisdiction to pass 3,000 COVID deaths Australia's death rate for COVID is one of the lowest in the world at 0.12 per cent An estimated 30,000 Victorians have been affected by a …

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen
2 years, 10 months ago

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen

ABC  

South Australia's COVID-19 death toll has jumped by 12, after SA Health retrospectively included previously unrecorded deaths that occurred over the past three weeks. Key points: The 12 deaths take the toll since the start of the pandemic to 366 There are 22,821 current active cases The 221 hospitalised cases include 11 people in intensive care The deaths were of …

Queensland authorities warn about 'life-threatening' risk of catching both COVID-19 and the flu
2 years, 10 months ago

Queensland authorities warn about 'life-threatening' risk of catching both COVID-19 and the flu

ABC  

More than a dozen Queenslanders have already been hit with the double whammy of COVID-19 and flu virus infections in the past three weeks, most of them needing to be hospitalised. Key points: Authorities are expecting a big flu season this year, with immunity in the community low More than 800 flu cases have already been confirmed in Queensland this …

South Australia records three COVID-linked deaths as number of hospital cases jumps back up
2 years, 10 months ago

South Australia records three COVID-linked deaths as number of hospital cases jumps back up

ABC  

South Australia has recorded another three COVID-linked deaths and 3,143 new infections. Key points: Two women in their 70s and a woman in her 80s have died School resumed today after holidays, with mandatory mask-wearing in place for another four weeks There are 24,803 known active cases in South Australia, including several Liberal MPs The number of cases in hospital …

South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 3,070 cases, but hospital number falls
2 years, 10 months ago

South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 3,070 cases, but hospital number falls

ABC  

Two men who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in South Australia, where the number of patients in hospital with the virus has fallen. Key points: The two men who died were aged in their 40s and 50s The number of known active cases is 24,792 There are 16 COVID patients in intensive care and one on ventilation SA today …

Are we at a point where Australians tolerate people dying from COVID-19?
2 years, 10 months ago

Are we at a point where Australians tolerate people dying from COVID-19?

ABC  

We seem to be at the point in this pandemic where people die every day from COVID-19 … and we're OK with that. "We seem to have closed our eyes to the suffering and the deaths that are still occurring due to Omicron, so I think it's bordering on irresponsible," Professor Toole said. You don't see social media lit up …

Three people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state tops 400,000 cases since start of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Three people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state tops 400,000 cases since start of pandemic

ABC  

Three people with COVID-19 have died in South Australia and another 3,924 new cases have been recorded. Key points: Almost a quarter of South Australia's population has now had COVID-19 The number of hospitalisations has fallen Close contacts do not have to isolate from tomorrow Those who died were a woman in her 80s, a man in his 50s and …

Four COVID-linked deaths in South Australia as active cases fall to the lowest level in a month
2 years, 11 months ago

Four COVID-linked deaths in South Australia as active cases fall to the lowest level in a month

ABC  

Four people with COVID-19 have died in South Australia — two women in their 90s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s. Key points: There are 240 people in hospital with the virus The 25,246 known active cases is the lowest number since March 20 Opposition Leader David Speirs revealed he had tested positive SA Health …

South Australia records 4,856 new COVID-19 cases amid jump in testing
2 years, 11 months ago

South Australia records 4,856 new COVID-19 cases amid jump in testing

ABC  

There have been another three COVID-linked deaths in South Australia, which on Wednesday reported 4,856 new cases of the virus — about 1,400 more than Tuesday. Key points: There are 247 people in hospital with the virus The latest three people to die were women aged in their 50s, 80s and 90s The number of current active cases is 26,486 …

How many California lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists have an answer
2 years, 11 months ago

How many California lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists have an answer

LA Times  

The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in December 2020 marked the start of a new, safer phase of the pandemic. In the first 10 months of their availability, COVID-19 vaccines prevented an estimated 1.5 million coronavirus infections, nearly 73,000 hospitalizations, and almost 20,000 deaths in California, according to a study published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. Each …

Victoria could be hitting the peak of its latest COVID-19 wave. So what comes next?
2 years, 11 months ago

Victoria could be hitting the peak of its latest COVID-19 wave. So what comes next?

ABC  

Over the past few days, a barely perceptible trend has emerged in Victoria's daily tally of COVID-19 infections. "Hopefully we only ever replace one case with less than one now and we'll keep that reproductive number below one and see the numbers come down," Professor Bennett says. Professor Blakely says that's because while vaccines stop people getting seriously ill, "they …

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