COVID-19: 3000 people in hospital every day, low booster rate to blame

More than a third of Australians have not had a booster shot. And winter is almost here. Photo: Getty

Is there a connection between the uptake of COVID-19 booster shots and hospitalisation and deaths? The numbers are certainly suggestive.

As of Wednesday, June 1, Queensland has the nation’s lowest booster rate, with 63.1 per cent of people having had three or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.