Vaccines are no longer controlling the spread of COVID-19, as fewer Australians roll up their sleeves for booster shots and variants that are better at evading immunity take hold.
is for healthy people aged 18 to 64 to “consider” a fifth booster dose and notes the sole goal of Australia’s vaccine strategy is preventing severe illness, not transmission.
The emergence of Omicron and its offshoots also changes the vaccine calculus as these viruses are far more able to evade immunity – even from the newEvidence suggests booster vaccinationA study of inmates in California’s prisons in early 2022 found unvaccinated prisoners had a 36 per cent chance of passing on the virus, compared with 28 per cent for vaccinated prisoners. Boosting provided a further small benefit.
With infections now flowing unchecked through the community, our focus must be on ensuring the vulnerable are getting their boosters, Leask says – especially those who haven’t been reinfected in the past six months.
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