Australia is currently experiencing the longest break between infection peaks since Omicron arrived in late 2021 and community-wide transmission took off. 9News
Younger adults, like everyone else, are only eligible for a booster six months after their previous dose or their last infection – and many may not go six months without infection as they are the ones most likely to be infected during each Omicron peak which have been spaced less than six months apart.
Once young adults have had their first booster, ongoing immunity boosting from subsequent exposures or infections means they – and therefore the population – have less to gain from multiple boosters. Omicron has some fundamental differences that undermine these measures, including a higher proportion of cases having a very high viral load, which means there is more virus in the aerosols people exhale.Omicron also has a shorter incubation period, which means more secondary cases will be infectious before the index case even knows they themselves are infected.The Australian winter will likely see a rise in cases again.The Australian winter will likely see a rise in cases again.
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