The World Health Organisation says it is monitoring a new COVID-19 variant that has been spreading in Asia and caused a spike in hospitalisations in China. Now this new strain has been detected in the US, while US Health Secretary RFK jr. has changed COVID booster vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. Deakin University Chair in Epidemiology Catherine Bennet joined The World for an update on the new COVID-19 variant. #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific

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