Case numbers appear to be stabilising in the state, but 36 COVID-19-linked deaths were reported yesterday in what was NSW's deadliest day of the pandemic.
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said that while vaccines dramatically lessen the chance of severe disease, they are "not necessarily protective" against acquiring the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Dr Chant said of the 36 people who died overnight with the virus, 33 were vaccinated."For Omicron, we know that the protection is lower and we need that next boosting to get that higher level of protection," Dr Chant said.
But the stabilising case numbers have seen experts considering that the Omicron variant has begun to peak in Australia. "New South Wales is a bit ahead of the other states and that's not surprising, they started earlier, but they are close to peaking if not already," federal Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly said yesterday.It would come as a relief to health workers around the country - as will the injection of 100,000 extra staff into the public health system.
How long between getting Covid-19 and when you can get the booster?
BS I've been trying to get a vaccination but nothing available.
Becoz NSW residents had covid and also booster is not working against omricon. Pfizer is making new vaccine in March
Because Kerry Chant has repeated daily that if you are over 65, have an underlying health issue or care for people for a health issue that you must try and get your booster. There is no health push it seems for for U65 to get there booster. Note Pfizer still say 6 months is best.
Surely it’s partly because many had Covid before they could get their boosters ?
Well how many people are actually due for their boosters? Remember there were the supply issues by our incompetent Government , then there was the incompetence with the AZ vaccine. So would it not be a lull to mirror last years incompetence?
Almost matches the number of people sick with covid
The rules preclude me from getting one.