Covid-19: Half of New Zealand could catch Omicron - a podcast by RNZ

Data modellers believe half of all New Zealanders could be infected with Omicron within four months.
The highly infectious Covid-19 variant is circulating in Auckland, and possibly in the Nelson Marlborough region, with experts saying it's days till it surfaces elsewhere.
Because of that they want boosters brought forward and a shorter gap between children's second vaccinations to protect as many people as possible.
Here's RNZ Health Correspondent Rowan Quinn.

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