https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/two-thirds-australians-covid-19-infection...
The most recent samples — collected between June and August this year —
showed at least 65 per cent of Australian adults and 64 per cent of children
had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 recently, likely in the past year.
GPs bracing for new COVID-19 wave
Last week, Victorian authorities reported a 25 per cent jump in COVID-19 numbers, while GPs in New South Wales are also being warned that case numbers are likely to rise.
An email sent to New South Wales GPs from primary health networks urged doctors to "prepare for an increase in local COVID-19 cases" and to "ensure patients are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations".
In a video released on Thursday morning, NSW Chief Health Minister Kerry Chant said the state was "entering the next COVID-19 wave" and it was "likely" cases would rise in the coming weeks.
While the Omicron strains BA.4 and BA.5 continue to be the most-common variants in Australia, their dominance is waning and new variants — such as XBB and BQ1.1 — are now circulating, according to New South Wales health authorities.
It's not completely clear how effective antiviral medications are to these newer variants.