A lot is riding on NSW being able to get its hand around its COVID-19 outbreak and bring it all back under control, but there's no guarantee that it'll be able to do it.

And there are huge implications for the rest of the country.

What will happen to hotel quarantine? Will other states give up vaccine allocations to the state most in need? And how will people travel in and out of NSW?

Also on today's show:

* Comparative effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Delta

* Aaaaand Quick Fire Friday

References:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891