Tis the season for RATS

COVID19 RAT STOCK

Experts recommend RATS this Christmas. Source: AAP / DARREN ENGLAND/AAPIMAGE

Amid concerns about a fourth wave of COVID-19 approaching the holiday season - there are suggestions people take RAT tests before going to functions where vulnerable.


ATAGI is not yet recommending a fifth COVID vaccine, and so far, the only group eligible is people aged 16 and over, with severely impaired immune systems.

Several Australian states do require masks in hospitals, but apart from that, mandatory mask- wearing is becoming a thing of the past.

So heading to the festive season - what advice would experts give, especially for vulnerable Australians?
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