Old enough to rember that during the pandemic response, we eliminated a couple of flu strains altogether. 😷
And while I don't think we need to go back to such drastic measures as lockdowns, if we had a government that cared about public health, made vaccines free or at least cheaper, encouraged masking and ventilation, gave proper sick leave for workers and wasn't obsessed with school attendance at all costs as the only metric that mattered, we probably would not have a health system constantly under extreme pressure.
Better things are possible.
Flu has ‘rocketed’ across NZ – and the worst may still be coming
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361023004/flu-has-rocketed-across-nz-and-worst-may-still-be-coming
#NZPol
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