The Covid episode we didn’t want to bring you
The Briefing5 Jul 2022

The Covid episode we didn’t want to bring you

Everyone knows someone who’s getting Covid for a second time and epidemiologists are warning Covid is back on the agenda. Why now? And how can you avoid it?

Catherine Bennett, Deakin University chair of epidemiology, joins us to talk about the new Omicron variant BA.5. It seems to be making people sicker. So why are we seeing an increase in numbers and should we be rolling up our sleeves for a fourth dose of vaccine?

Today’s Briefing is an episode we didn’t want to bring you.

Today's Headlines:

- UK government on brink of collapse
- Sydney flood levels finally ease
- 200k households in mortgage stress
- 12 charged with the death of 8 year old girl
- Kyrgios charged with common assault

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