# The Australian Plan

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-09-21T20:00:00+00:00
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Australia takes the courage of it's convictions US Half a billion free at home lateral flow tests Military (1,000) helping hospitals The omicron virus spread more rapidly than anyone thought Texas One omicron death Man in his 50s Underlying health conditions Unvaccinated Australia https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-rules-out-lockdowns-despite-omicron-surge-2021-12-21/ NSW, cases + 3,763 Victoria, cases + 1,503 Australian thinking To stop omicron with vaccination, near 100% efficacy with near 100% uptake With no waning Natural infection promotes antibody IgA (vaccines generate IgM then IgG Preventing vial replication in the upper airways Allowing omicron infection up to the point where hospitalisations are manageable Less pathogenic with shorter hospital stays Natural immunity giving cross immunity to the next variant Concurrent booster programme for the elderly and comorbid Over time need for pharmaceutical and NPIs will diminish If hospitalisations do rise, population will self-titrate https://www.doherty.edu.au/our-work/institute-themes/viral-infectious-diseases/covid-19/covid-19-modelling/modelling Millions of Covid cases by the end of January or early February Infections, + 200,000 per day Up to 4,000 hospitalisations a day PM Mr Morrison The modelling assumed the Omicron strain is as serious as Delta Failed to account for boosters or people taking sensible behavioural responses in what they're doing So I wouldn't want to alarm people over that report. That is not what we are actually expecting to happen The grim predictions were highly unlikely There is a range of scenarios, of course the number of Omicron cases will increase. It's highly infectious. But the indications are that it is not as severe and our hospitals, in NSW and Victoria, have bee…

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