COVID infections are on the rise, as a fourth wave is underway across the country. 

Immunity from both vaccines and prior infection have allowed the majority to live out a so-called COVID normal. 

But the reality of long covid and the immunocompromised means we’re still seeing serious consequences and deaths. 

Today, national science reporter Liam Mannix, on the new Omicron variants and how we can best protect ourselves and others this summer.

COVID infections are on the rise, as a fourth wave is underway across the country. 
Immunity from both vaccines and prior infection have allowed the majority to live out a so-called COVID normal. 
But the reality of long covid and the immunocompromised means we’re still seeing serious consequences and deaths. 
Today, national science reporter Liam Mannix, on the new Omicron variants and how we can best protect ourselves and others this summer.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.