{"id":327650,"date":"2022-12-15T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T05:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=327650"},"modified":"2022-12-15T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T05:40:42","slug":"covid-19-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/12\/15\/covid-19-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Strikes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 15, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

southburnett.com.au would like to apologise to our readers for “going missing” for the past week.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, COVID-19 struck our office last Thursday (December 8).<\/p>\n

Anne and Dafyd are both slowly recovering now.<\/p>\n

However, we are not the only ones in Queensland to be suffering from the disease at the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest Queensland Health statistics, released last Friday, showed another 13,632 cases had been officially reported up until December 7.<\/p>\n

Another 15 deaths were reported, taking the Queensland toll since the pandemic began to 2361.<\/p>\n

A total of 320 people were being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, including eight in intensive care – the same level as the previous week.<\/p>\n

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Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard (Photo: Qld Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard has renewed a push for people to get up-to-date with their vaccinations due to the ongoing and widespread transmission of COVID-19 in the community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the number of positive cases had risen last week and was expected to keep trending upward until the fourth wave peaked.<\/p>\n

Dr John Gerrard said a large number of people aged over 60 not up-to-date with their vaccinations were being infected.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople in this group are at significant risk of severe illness if they contract COVID-19, so it is vital they receive four doses of the vaccine,” he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard said Queensland Health continued to track infections to inform its response to COVID-19 and assist in determining what impact future waves may have on the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 80 per cent of people reporting positive results in this wave are still first infections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs time goes on, it is natural that people who have not yet had COVID-19 will become infected.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven this, I am hopeful future waves will be even milder as hybrid immunity to COVID-19 becomes more widespread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard said antiviral treatments were also an effective response to COVID-19, particularly for people over the age of 70.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cQueenslanders over the age of 70 should have a plan to obtain antiviral treatments if they do get infected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been an increase in the use of antiviral treatments during this fourth wave, and I am hopeful this will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Gerrard said the rate of COVID-19 infections meant Queensland\u2019s COVID-19 traffic light system would remain on amber, which meant people were advised to wear a mask in healthcare settings, indoors if they could not socially distance, and on public transport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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