28 July

In the 1980s, Australia and NZ led the world in elimination of HIV. (No nonsense then of 'you can't eliminate'.) They let the pandemic experts lead, politicans got out of the way. NZ has done it again for Covid-19. What's held us back? ScoMo. He wanted to be sure the economy was the main focus. He never intended to fight the virus hard, just to make sure there was a hospital bed ready for you if needed. It's why he keeps referring to 'the medical advice'. Medicine isn't how you beat pandemics, it's how you treat the victims.