With health officials believing that the omicron variant of covid-19 will reach its peak within a few weeks, one can only hope for positive times ahead.

Experts say Omicron will likely have more recorded cases, but will place a similar strain on the system as the flu season.

in 2017, data from the NSW government showed that a majority of people were hospitaliwed with influenza, and with these cases rising there are promising signs that omicron could be on par with the flu.

Luke Grant talks with Dr Clay Golledge a Infectious Disease Specialist from Western Australia about the impacts of omicron and what the future may hold.

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