![]() On Tuesday morning, the Chief Medical Officer met with the country's expert panel on vaccines to discuss whether the window between second doses and boosters should be shortened as Australia deals with the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Push to shorten booster vaccine time frame "We need to make calm decisions and not get spooked by this," he said. Mr Morrison will meet with state and territory leaders this afternoon to discuss the Omicron variant, which he said would be a chance for everyone to be "on the same page". He said that, if assessments showed the new strain to be more mild, the government would consider bringing forward the date to reopen borders again. "What we did last night was protecting against that." "We're not going back to lockdowns, none of us want that," Mr Morrison said. Mr Morrison said the government was being cautious, but he refused to allow a return to harsh restrictions on Australians. Health officials are taking a “new business as usual” approach, dismantling the country’s emergency response, but maybe it wouldn’t be the worst thing to have Brett or Jeroen 2.0 step up and put us all in sick bay.The government last night pushed back its planned reopening of the country's borders to international students and other eligible visa holders, which was set for Wednesday, as it assessed the risk of the Omicron variant. Last Friday, 1239 Australians were hospitalised with COVID, the highest number since July. Yeah, I know I’m just carrying on about everyday life responsibilities and should be able to cope and long lockdowns nearly sent us all mad and broke, but hey, we are in the grip of an eighth COVID-19 wave. How does everyone else feel about a short, sharp return to lockdown days? Godsend or fresh hell? Carbine Club lunch, Call of the Card, Government House reception, multiple hair and makeup sessions, the actual race days: “A little break after that would be a godsend.” A racing exec, she sends us her run sheet for the next week or so. Timing the proposed lockdown to let everyone recover from revelling in or reviling the Melbourne Cup carnival would suit Flip. ![]() It’s that time of the year when everything feels like its fraying at the edges. There are so many bad viruses around and an Armadale nit plague that needs halting.” Just a quick break with curfew and five-kilometre limit to get organised and have a rest. “I’d be rapt if Jacinta Allan called a snap two-week lockdown after Stakes Day. ![]() One of us has had COVID and a chest infection for 10 days (“The reverse kanga flu – starts in your throat, goes to your chest, then to your head, then back to your chest”) and another has a public service suggestion. The opening gambit of “mushroom lady’s gorn – arrested” segues to reality TV disappointments and the sighting of a male mutual acquaintance rocking down Collins Street in elastic waisted shorts to how under the pump everyone’s feeling. Thursday morning, and my mates Mia, Jayde and Flip jump on our group text. My husband is in the city, my heart is in turmoil about our daughter moving for work to the Gold Coast, my teeth hurt all day from grinding all night. I belt back and forwards between Geelong, their place and mine, arranging babysitters for our dogs on the fly, fielding calls from my sisters two states away.
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