Variations on a theme
Nature is full of variations, including COVID – we’ve had the UK, South African, Brazil and Indian variants which we are now calling by greek letters – alpha, beta, gamma, delta, to prevent prejudice.
Tag: coronavirus
Tricky separations
COVID is triggering more relationship breakups than ever. When a couple you know splits up, what’s the best way to handle friendships post-separation?
Complacency and fatigue
Long COVID is becoming a thing – where people are long-term fatigued after having COVID. Short term fatigue about COVID is a thing too –it’s hard to stay interested in the plight of people who are out of sight and out of our country.
Difficult decisions
So many decisions to be made at so many levels. Which rock to put in the pondlet. Which face covering to wear on the plane. Which levels of vaccination NZ should target.
Blowing bubbles
A travel bubble with Australia is proposed and insurance companies are suggesting the government should pay for travel insurance because it will be too risky. Isn’t it up to businesses to price appropriately rather than ask for the tax payer to subsidise them?
Squashed frog
Sometimes I feel like a squashed frog. In COVID times, this is a reasonable feeling. How to break out of it?
What’s in a year?
A year on from Jacinda Ardern announcing the first COVID lockdown and we’re still in the midst of COVID. So much has changed but there’s so far still to go. The next year’s questions look to revolve around vaccination and when we might leave NZ again.
Are you on an e-bike?
How you think about yourself is impacted by what other people are telling you. We don’t look young so people ask if we are riding e-bikes, as we cycle west to east across the central North Island. This can make me feel like I’m not competent, even when my cycling proves otherwise.
Early or Late?
The Serum Institute in India has rapidly pivoted to producing COVID vaccines while other entities have sat on the fence, wondering about what to do, slowing the progression towards available COVID vaccines. This is a common problem – I estimate 5% of the population like to be early and the remainder are not too stressed about timing.