The most challenging phase of the Omicron outbreak is yet to come, but New Zealand may be better prepared than other countries
- Written by: Matthew Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Co-Director of the GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
Fiona Goodall/Getty ImagesWithin a month of the first community exposure to Omicron in Aotearoa New Zealand, the variant has already become the dominant strain of COVID-19.
We are yet to see the rapid and steep rise in new Omicron cases that has been predicted. This could be because of asymptomatic transmission, but it is equally likely because...