Experts say that receiving any currently available vaccine for a booster dose is better than waiting for the Omicron specific vaccine.
Australian medical authorities have recently approved the rollout of a world first vaccine, which specifically targets the Omicron variant of COVID.
However, experts say it makes more sense to get a third or fourth dose as soon as possible, rather than waiting for this new vaccine to become available.
While the new jab does provide a higher level of protection, the risk of catching the virus is much greater if several months have elapsed since receiving a previous dose.
It is therefore recommended to receive a third or fourth dose as soon as possible.
COVID complications see highest death rate in decades
New data shows that COVID complications have pushed Australia’s death rate to its highest numbers in decades.
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the death toll in the March quarter was the highest for over forty years.
This was an 18 per cent increase in deaths from the same time period last year.
Dr Mike Freelander, who is leading a parliamentary inquiry into long-COVID, said that the numbers were very concerning and more research was needed to understand the higher than usual death rates since the beginning of the pandemic.
Survey shows fatigued junior doctors
A new survey has revealed the majority of junior doctors are concerned about making medical mistakes due to fatigue at work.
The survey was conducted by the Australian Medical Association Queensland, and surveyed over seven hundred junior doctors in the state.
The results showed more than 60 per cent were concerned about making clinical mistakes due to ongoing fatigue.
It also found than only 25 per cent were satisfied with their clinical training and that many were advising their families to avoid receiving care at the hospitals they worked at.
Health message
The Immunisation Coalition continues to lobby to improve the number of Australians receiving their third COVID vaccine doses.
The health department announced the campaign earlier this month, which will encourage Australians to get up-to-date with vaccine doses.
CEO of the Coalition, Kim Sampson, said that winter had produced a severe flu season, as well as new variants of the Omicron strain circulating in the community.
He also emphasised the importance of being up-to-date on both third and fourth COVID vaccine doses, with the continued return of large events and \preventative protocols such as wearing of face masks further relaxed in Victoria.
Across Victoria over 71 percent of people aged 12 years and older have now received three COVID-19 vaccination doses, while over 96 percent have received two doses as of 27 September.
In addition, over 66 percent of children aged five to 15 years in the state have now received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.
(News compiled by NEMBC Multilingual News Service, Victoria)
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