Delta is tempting us to trade lives for freedoms — a choice it had looked like we wouldn't have to make
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Last year COVID-19 seemed simple. It was horrific, but the arguments about what to do were fairly straightforward.
On one side were people rightly horrified by its rapid spread who wanted us to stay at home and stay away from school and work and socialising in order to save lives.
On the other side were people concerned about...