‘Surviving Omicron doesn’t mean the end of this pandemic: That’s dangerous thinking’

Despite the hopes of a summer spent in freedom, thousands of Australians are going into isolation every day with the Omicron variant running rampant.
Politicians have been accused of complacency as they struggle to prevent the health system and its staff from being overwhelmed.
Here, respiratory physician and epidemiologist Professor Guy Marks, from UNSW Sydney, talks about the “war-weariness” that he says has set in.
Australian Doctor: What do we currently know about Omicron? Some are claiming that it is far less dangerous than the Delta variant and results in illness little different from seasonal flu. Is this accurate?