Brisbane residents warned city’s Omicron peak is yet to come | 7NEWS

7NEWS Australia published this video item, entitled “Brisbane residents warned city’s Omicron peak is yet to come | 7NEWS” – below is their description.

The Gold Coast may have already reached its peak in this pandemic, with hospitalisation rates consistently declining on the Glitter Strip.

The optimism comes with a warning that the worst is still to come for Brisbane, as thousands of Queenslanders become eligible for boosters.

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In This Story: Omicron

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 (also known as B.1.1.529) has been declared a Variant of Concern.

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to assess the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529 – which is known as Omicron – the group declared the variant a Variant of Concern.

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