Experts are warning a new strain of Covid-19 is sweeping the country. Although a lot milder than previous variants it still poses a threat to the most vulnerable. Hundreds of new cases of the 'JN1' strain are being reported every week as the virus changes how it evades immunity. New South Wales health says people should continue to be vaccinated and stay home if they have symptoms.
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00:00 We suspect a lot of the peak we're seeing at the moment is driven by both
00:06 waning immunity but also people gathering around for Christmas and New
00:10 Year. You know perhaps that will mean that we're more people immune in the
00:16 short period and so we might see a decline or on the other hand the new
00:20 strains might mean we'll see an increase. We just don't know but we do
00:24 know there's plenty of virus around at the moment so we all need to take those
00:29 precautions to protect each other and protect our communities.
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