Originally Posted by
LaserEyeKiwi
If it was just Delta I think NZ has proved it had an amazing response when you look at our current situation: daily cases in the low double figures and vaccination rate in the mid-nineties.
Unfortunately Australia has similar vaccination rates as NZ and Omicron has just swept through NSW & VIC like a hot knife through butter. Fortunately they look to be peaking, or have just past the peak, with over a million active cases at one point last week (5% of Australia’s population with active covid at the same time!). Fortunately their health system hasn’t collapsed, despite the tragic multiple dozens of deaths per day, but their supply chain disruptions and temporary staffing shortages due to isolating people are severe.
I think NZ will face the same situation very soon. I use to be an optimist on NZ remaining in fantastic shape fighting CV, but Omicron is just far too infectious for anyones prevention strategies to 100% succeed with.