It may sound like Déjà vu, but Covid’s back for a fourth wave. And as much as we’d all love to stick our fingers in our ears and close our eyes, the reality is, cases across Australia are on the rise.

While figures are still 85% below the previous peak of late July, average daily cases last week were 47% higher than the week before.

The spike has led to Queensland raising its alert level from amber to green, and the push to get up to date with vaccines is starting to increase. So what do know about these new variants, and how concerned should we be? 

Today we answer all of your questions about the current Covid wave, and what it could mean for the next few weeks as we countdown to Christmas. 

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Dr Brad Mackay - Family GP and author of the book Fake Medicine: Exposing the Wellness Crazes, Cons And Quacks Costing Us Our Health

Producer: Gemma Bath and Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Liv Proud

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky"></a>It may sound like Déjà vu, but Covid’s back for a fourth wave. And as much as we’d all love to stick our fingers in our ears and close our eyes, the reality is, cases across Australia are on the rise.
While figures are still 85% below the previous peak of late July, average daily cases last week were 47% higher than the week before.
The spike has led to Queensland raising its alert level from amber to green, and the push to get up to date with vaccines is starting to increase. So what do know about these new variants, and how concerned should we be? 
Today we answer all of your questions about the current Covid wave, and what it could mean for the next few weeks as we countdown to Christmas. 
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CREDITS 
Host: Claire Murphy
With thanks to: 
Dr Brad Mackay - Family GP and author of the book Fake Medicine: Exposing the Wellness Crazes, Cons And Quacks Costing Us Our Health
Producer: Gemma Bath and Emma Gillespie
Executive Producer: Liv Proud
Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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The Quicky is Mamamia's daily podcast that gets you up to speed on the top stories, then dives deeper on one topic you want to know more about. It&rsquo;s a show that helps you cut through the noise and tells you exactly what you need to know today.
It&rsquo;s what women are talking about today. Interesting stories. Intelligent conversation. Minus the shock and horror.&nbsp;

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