We were told distancing, vaccines and masks would see us through the worst of the pandemic. That was true – and still is
to mandate masks in early childhood education and some retail settings.
There are all sorts of reasons why people don’t do the right thing when left with the choice – not all of them malicious – but in Australia, for the last few years this hasn’t mattered. No matter your reasons, if you wanted to be a functional member of society you had to follow the public health orders.
At this stage most people understand the basic science of this virus, as well as its economic and social effects. So it’s strange that leaders should choose this moment to resist mask mandates.
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