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Fraser Barton

SHOCKING: State braces for covid cases as infection wave lifts - What They Never Told You

Cases of COVID-19 are expected to surge in Queensland over the next fortnight. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland's chief health officer won't recommend wearing masks in public despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, as an eighth wave of the virus sweeps across Australia.

John Gerrard said the health department must not overstate the risk of the COVID-19 wave due to high vaccination rates and a general level of immunity, but implored those aged 65 and over to receive a booster jab.

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