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Disruptive outbreaks expected after the borders are open.- By Dr Harold Gunatillake   A third booster could be Novavax in Australia. Do not wait for your so-called favorite vaccine, as unvaccinated people are far more likely to die of COVID-19 It seems that highly transmissible Covid-19 variants – copies of Delta, are circulating in many overseas countries, and the fears that, when Australian borders are open soon, an influx of people returning or visiting Australia may result in an unexpected outbreak, is a possibility. Complacence after 80% of people over 16 years fully vaccinated is questionable as incidence of breakthrough outbreaks are on the rise in other countries. We are fortunate in Australia that the breakthrough COVID-19 infections have been slightly more than five hundred. It has been observed that the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine has the same rate of effectiveness in keeping people alive and out of hospital as much ...