is New Zealand prepared for Omicron's inevitable arrival?
- Written by: Matthew Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Co-Director of the GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
David Hallett/Getty ImagesAs New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the Omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over.
The new variant of concern is already fuelling a new wave of infections in South Africa and there is some evidence hospitalisations are increasing.
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