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<blockquote data-quote="Pushka" data-source="post: 2318676" data-attributes="member: 28862"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/why-you-shouldnt-panic-about-omicron-just-yet-everything-you-need-to-know/news-story/d17771d3bc37387cccf642e883bf49e2[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Former Australian deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth went on<em> Today</em> to explain that so far the only concerning thing about this variant was the high rate of infection — but that it could in fact end up being a good thing.</p><p></p><p>“There’s too few cases at the moment (to tell) … if this is milder than Delta you actually want it to spread within your community. You want it to out compete Delta and become the pro-dominant circulating virus,” he explained on the show.</p><p></p><p>“So, that shows you how much more we have learned about this because it could be that we want Omicron to spread around the world as quickly as possible.”</p><p></p><p>Speaking to <em><a href="https://www.3aw.com.au/infectious-diseases-doctor-says-fear-about-new-covid-strain-is-out-of-proportion-to-the-data/" target="_blank">3AW</a></em>, leading infectious diseases physician and professor at ANU Medical School, Professor Peter Collignon, echoed these sentiments, explaining that new variations are expected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pushka, post: 2318676, member: 28862"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/why-you-shouldnt-panic-about-omicron-just-yet-everything-you-need-to-know/news-story/d17771d3bc37387cccf642e883bf49e2[/URL] Former Australian deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth went on[I] Today[/I] to explain that so far the only concerning thing about this variant was the high rate of infection — but that it could in fact end up being a good thing. “There’s too few cases at the moment (to tell) … if this is milder than Delta you actually want it to spread within your community. You want it to out compete Delta and become the pro-dominant circulating virus,” he explained on the show. “So, that shows you how much more we have learned about this because it could be that we want Omicron to spread around the world as quickly as possible.” Speaking to [I][URL='https://www.3aw.com.au/infectious-diseases-doctor-says-fear-about-new-covid-strain-is-out-of-proportion-to-the-data/']3AW[/URL][/I], leading infectious diseases physician and professor at ANU Medical School, Professor Peter Collignon, echoed these sentiments, explaining that new variations are expected. [/QUOTE]
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