Queensland health officials warn 'unboosted' grandparents most at risk as children return to school
More than half a million state school students have headed back to Queensland classrooms today after a COVID-delayed start to the new school year.
Queensland Chief Health Officer John Gerrard expects daily case numbers to rise despite measures imposed in schools to limit the spread of Omicron.
But he does not expect large numbers of children to be hospitalised -- instead officials are more concerned about the risk to grandparents.
"The bigger risk in terms of hospitalisations is more the child bringing the virus home to the parents and grandparents, particularly if the grandparents aren't boosted," Dr Gerrard said.
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