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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Vaccines and antivirals not enough to combat Australian Omicron surge, experts warn

 Pedestrians walk through Pitt Street Mall
‘The fear-o-meter is through the roof. And yet for governments, mask mandates are Voldemort at the moment, they shall not be named.’ Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Doctors have urged Australia’s political leaders not to rule out reinstating mask mandates and social distancing if chief health officers back these measures to combat rising hospitalisations from the winter Omicron wave.

The president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Omar Khorshid, said it was important politicians did not block such measures if that was recommended by their medical experts.

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