The tin foil hat protest at Parliament – real, or a fake? Based on the lack of online evidence, it was a media hype to make protesters look foolish. At least they weren’t put in prison, like Russian protestors against the invasion of Ukraine.
What effect do vaccine mandates have? They can raise vaccination rates and simultaneously increase societal polarity. Given we are a highly vaccinated country and given only boosting reduces Omicron transmision (boosting not being part of mandates), do mandates make sense in New Zealand.
The level of tension is rising in New Zealand, fuelled by the Parliamentary protests, the length of time we have been isolated, inflation stressing people’s budgets… How can we reduce the tension?
New Zealand has a schedule to reopen our borders – a major COVID milestone. The dates were pushed back with the advent of Omicron. How long will we remain cautious of COVID?
