14 Jul 2022

Govt urges masks, boosters, as bleak peak winter ills loom

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 14 July 2022

The government has painted a worrying picture of winter hospitalisations, with Omicron and the flu set to put more pressure on an already stretched health system.

It has set out the path to avoiding that - but has put its success squarely in the public's hands.

Political reporter Giles Dexter has the details, and Covid-19 Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall talks to Lisa Owen.