Australia’s successful containment of the COVID-19 virus is being threatened by moves by states to scale back infection surveillance, according to the lead modeller for the national reopening plan, Melbourne University Professor James McCaw.
Warning that the pandemic was not over, he said there was a need to ensure population-wide boosters to combat waning transmission protection.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
