The whole experience had a toxic vibe of denial so thick you could cut it with a knife. To be clear, I have no issue with accepting that OMICRON is materially less threatening than DELTA. But it is still COVID and “letting it rip” was always going to deliver less freedom not more as households sensibly retrench amid an illness shock. But don’t expect Morrison to endorse such a delay to ensure the kids are vaxxed before being thrown to COVID wolves. He waited for five hours in emergency until a bed was available in the COVID ward.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2022 03:45 UTC