Covid’s Omicron variant is running riot across Australia.  Tens of thousands of people are testing positive, throwing our Christmas and summer holiday plans into chaos.

 

We asked our listeners to send in their questions and asked Dr Paul Griffin, infectious disease expert and microbiologist at Brisbane’s Mater Hospital, to answer them.

 

On today’s Briefing….your Omicron questions answered.

 

Todays Headlines

• Djokovic to face court over visa

• Australians urged to prepare to catch Omicron

• Five to eleven year olds eligible for Pfizer from today

• Supply crisis crippling retail sector

• Teenager missing in Queensland’s Wide Bay floodwaters

 

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