Riding out this third COVID-19 wave is in our own hands. We can choose to be superheroes, or we can be left at the mercy of the villain. | Marisa Black | OPINION
While my 10-year-old spent his school holidays shut up in his room with COVID-19, trying not to infect his siblings as they recovered from RSV and pneumonia , he set about writing a picture book.
Marisa Black’s 10-year-old son wrote a superhero book about fighting COVID, featuring his five-year-old brother as the hero. The protagonist is disappointed. This doesn’t align with his superhero intentions – the vision he has of saving the day and returning the world to its former glory. If all we can do is run and hide, how does he have any power against this bug?
The book then evolves into an informative guide to how we might go about staying safe and powerful: wearing masks , remembering to socially distance, getting our vaccinations when due and staying vigilant – for villains thrive on our complacency.After reading a draft, I was tempted to suggest one little edit to the end – to add in, “Don’t wait to be told what to do, just use common sense and work it out for yourself”, but restrained myself.
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