Vaccines and antivirals not enough to combat Australian Omicron surge, experts warn

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Doctors accuse government of ‘mixed messages’ as hospitalisations rise, saying they should be open to more preventive measures

From Monday, anyone aged 30 and over is eligible to receive their fourth vaccine dose. Meanwhile, the government“But the big issue we have is that an awful lot of people haven’t had their third dose yet,” he said.

Butler said on Monday that Australia had “… moved beyond those community wide mandates, whether they’re lockdowns or mask mandates”. While short telehealth appointments are still available, among the telehealth-related services now cut are initial and complex specialist items, and GP consultations that last longer than 20 minutes.The vice-president of the AMA, Dr Chris Moy, who is also a GP, said vulnerable Covid patients needing access to life-saving antivirals also needed extended telehealth consults. He said this was because the antivirals could interact with other medications, making prescribing the medicines complex.

 

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The RAT tests seem to be less reliable with the BA 4/5 variant currently circulating. Getting a PCR Test is more difficult with fever clinics closed. Many people have reported multiple negative RATs for days before finally getting a positive PCR. delay in diagnosis is a problem

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