Chief Medical Officer: ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ Is Impacting Mental Health

An office worker is seen wearing a face mask while getting on a tram at Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia, on April 15, 2021. AAP Image/Diego Fedele

Deputy Chief Medical Officer for mental health, Ruth Vines has stated that pandemic fatigue is contributing to the stress Australians are experiencing during the pandemic.

“We have seen significant levels of distress and I’m sure people are now enduring what we call pandemic fatigue and feeling at times increasingly irritable and frustrated,” Vines said on ABC News Breakfast on Jan. 25.