WA has entered the next stage of the COVID pandemic today as the State enters what the government calls ‘baseline settings’. Masks have come off and most restrictions have been eased, including capacity limits and proof of vaccination requirements for venues.  But the numbers show there is still a lot of COVID in the community, which begs the question … is it the right time to be removing restrictions? Head of epidemiological modelling at Monash University Professor James Trauer answers the questions… have we got the timing wrong?  

<p>WA has entered the next stage of the COVID pandemic today as the State enters what the government calls &lsquo;baseline settings&rsquo;. Masks have come off and most restrictions have been eased, including capacity limits and proof of vaccination requirements for venues.&nbsp; But the numbers show there is still a lot of COVID in the community, which begs the question &hellip; is it the right time to be removing restrictions? Head of epidemiological modelling at Monash University Professor James Trauer answers the questions&hellip; have we got the timing wrong?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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