People are being forced to manage more risks on their own, according to new research from the ANU. Photo: Tracey Nearmy, ANU
People are being forced to manage more risks on their own, according to new research from the ANU. Photo: Tracey Nearmy, ANU - As Australia faces food and staff shortages and an insufficient supply of COVID tests, authors of a new report say there are many similarities to how the US has handled the pandemic. Australia is entering a new phase in the pandemic where we are managing more risks on our own, according to a new report by experts at The Australian National University (ANU). As the country faces food shortages from damaged supply chains, widespread staff shortages and an insufficient supply of COVID tests, authors of the report Professor Kate Henne and Dr Aleks Deejay, said there are many similarities to how the United States has handled the pandemic. "Our research shows that Australians, even those who struggled, felt confident they could manage different risks and challenges during the pandemic through last year. However, now we are entering a new phase - one that is looking increasingly like what we have observed in the US data since the beginning of the pandemic," Professor Henne said. "Reduced government support has prompted public concerns that Omicron will have more harmful effects than Australia's lengthy lockdowns.
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