QLD’s new Chief Health Officer will officially take up the role next Monday as the state records a double donut day with zero cases of COVID-19.
Dr. John Gerrard will take over from Acting Chief Health Officer Peter Aitken, who has been in the role since Jeannette Young’s appointment as QLD’s Governor.
He begins his tenure as the state prepares to open up to fully vaccinated interstate travelers on Monday next week.
The CHO in waiting said yesterday he expects COVID cases to increase in the coming months as the state opens up stating ‘We don’t know how big this surge is going to be … but there is nowhere on Earth like Queensland, with our high vaccination rate and our open, outdoor lifestyle.’