When facts get in the way
When people have differing opinions, providing more facts can polarise opinions rather than leading to agreement. How come? And how does this relate to our vaccine targets?
Author: Jane Shearer
Snakes, ladders and daffodils
Living through COVID is like real-life playing snakes and ladders. Both at the big scale – when will we climb the ladder out of this pit? And at the day by day scale…
Levels of vaccination
Our government is reluctant to set a vaccine target. How will we know when we have vaccinated enough if we don’t have a target? And isn’t it kind to be clear?
When to speak…
Cake or death? I mean, Level 3 vs Level 4? And how much should we be encouraging the people around us to adhere to COVID restrictions? When to speak up?
Reading tea leaves
Can I find out whether we will go to Level 3 tomorrow by reading my tea leaves? Tasseography was popular in the 1800s. However, my bent is more scientific so I will look at COVID case heat maps.
How is a virus like a firework?
Fireworks are fun. COVID is not fun. I thought I’d use fireworks analogies to explain some of the jargon that describes how likely COVID is to spread.
Accursed Tourists
Tourism overwhelmed the Queenstown Lakes region prior to COVID and there’s every likelihood it will do so again. How can people fight back against oppressive tourism?
NZ on the leaderboards
Is New Zealand one of only 4 countries in lockdown? And are we poorly vaccinated on a world scale? Let’s look at the facts.
UK trumps Israel
Chris has become magnetic since he had his first Pfizer vaccine. Really? And what affects the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing serious illness?