A New Year and a Better Hope
The new year has come and gone, but the global pandemic is not going away anytime soon. The ABC’s Dr Norman Swan has suggested that new variants are virtually certain, and they may be more severe than any of the variants we have experienced so far. For many, the summer break was disrupted by needing to isolate as a close contact, or by testing positive for the virus. Some experienced severe symptoms and others required hospitalisation. We should not neglect to remember that many have died and many have been left behind to grieve. Families are also bracing themselves for the possibility...