EXPERT REACTION: Omicron is soaring, but what about the next variant?
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Omicron has had a huge impact on Australia in a matter of weeks – but while we are still grappling with this variant – should we be planning for the next variant (or the one after that)? Below Australian experts comment on the potential for new variants of concern and how Australia and the world should prepare.
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