CV and mad panic behaviour

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Here's an interview on the ABC's PM with the Director of The Doherty Institute:
Doherty Institute Director explains why COVID precautions are being eased, abc.net.au

As she explains, the settings for public health policies are dictated by risk management strategies. Given that the testing resources are fairly fixed in the short term (and the shortage of RATs is down to the Federal Govt), the changes to isolation and quarantine policies are more about making the best use of what we have.

She also notes the data from the UK and South Africa suggests that Omicron leads to milder symptoms, so that changes the risk management calculations.