AMA WA dismisses claims omicron is less severe than seasonal flu
The Australian Medical Association WA president has dismissed claims by former federal deputy chief health officer Nick Coatsworth that the omicron variant of COVID-19 is less severe than the flu.
“Dr Coatsworth is the former deputy chief health officer for the federal government for a reason,” the AMA’s WA president Dr Mark Duncan-Smith said when asked about the high-profile doctor’s comments this week that omicron was “clearly not” as threatening as seasonal influenza.
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