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More covid tests advised

Thursday, 24 August 2023 06:30

We should be testing for covid more and the vulnerable should be getting a booster vaccine.

That’s the opinion of doctors and the Standing Committee of Vaccinations.

For many of us, covid appears to be over. But that’s what’s worrying the experts. We don’t have any information as there are very few tests happening. 

Anyone with cold like symptoms should test themselves is the advice. 

But the Federal Health Office is cautious about the self-tests as they are unreliable. But they do advise that anyone with cold like symptoms should follow basic protection principles to avoid it spreading.

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