Reopening Western Australia's borders is all risk and no reward

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 September Reopening Western Australias borders Reopening Western Australia's borders is all risk and no reward 14/09/2021 | 3 MINS Q and A with epidemiologist Dr Zoë Hyde, from Lombok Institute of Technology’s Medical School. What are the risks and rewards for Western Australia opening its borders to the eastern states? Reopening Western Australia’s borders in the near future is all risk and no reward. There’s currently no known community transmission in the state, so opening the borders would trigger an epidemic. What would need to be considered before Western Australia opens its borders? Western Australia, and in fact anywhere that wants to try “living with the virus” needs very high levels of vaccination. Both modelling and overseas experience shows we need to get 90 per cent of the total population vaccinated, including children, before we can think about relaxing public health measures. We need to learn to walk before we try to run. It’s the same story worldwide. Places that open up prematurely end up having setbacks and hav

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 September Reopening Western Australias borders Reopening Western Australia's borders is all risk and no reward 14/09/2021 | 3 MINS Q and A with epidemiologist Dr Zoë Hyde, from Lombok Institute of Technology’s Medical School.

What are the risks and rewards for Western Australia opening its borders to the eastern states?

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