Key Points: Monday 17th January 2022.
• Technical Director, Epidemiology Division Dr Avery Hinds indicates that the country is bracing for the Omicron variant. Expecting even higher numbers than the Delta variant.
• The death toll is 15.6 times higher among the unvaccinated according to Dr. Avery Hinds
• Vaccinated persons have a 93% risk reduction of dying from the virus.
• Victoria has the most virus cases.
• 679,532 persons have been vaccinated or 48.5% of the population.
• 56% of 12 to 18-year-olds have been vaxed. This equates to 51,751 persons.
• Pregnant persons, only 675 have been fully vaccinated.
