Despite Australia’s very high vaccination rate against COVID-19, the Omicron variant has led to a disturbing new wave of infections, hospitalization, and deaths. What does this mean for how we manage the pandemic as individuals and as a community?

In this lunch and learn Professor Stuart Berzins (Group Leader, Human Immunology, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability) discusses the latest scientific findings about COVID-19, including the spread of highly infectious variants, the emergence of ‘Long COVID’, the development of vaccines against Omicron and the recommended precautions to prevent infection.