Although I'm not convinced that conclusion is based on an accurate assessment of the risks. Human behaviour is generally not rational when it comes to risk assessment.
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I think there's a pretty good body of evidence now that sitting in a cramped narrow aluminum tube with dozens and dozens of complete strangers in very, very close proximity is more risky than travelling by private car within one's own family bubble, at least that's how I see it.
Assuming domestic travel, perhaps if you narrowly focus on the danger of catching COVID-19, but even then the overall probability of catching COVID-19 is very low in NZ especially in well controlled environments. What we should be focusing on is the wider risk of death or serious injury, and motor vehicles have an overall higher risk of this.
Reading the news I see concerts and events with people in extremely close proximity for hours on end with no protection at all, yet we are collectively most concerned with public transport and aircraft.
Pfizer and the other producers have a moral obligation to send the vaccines where they are most needed. A few months late, but this is finally starting to happen with COVAX and other deliveres. Outside of the MIQ workforce and doctors/nurses NZ is a very low priority.
Every country wants to be first, but we should be very thankful NZ is in a position of low priority and thus can afford to wait in relative freedom.
Nothing to do with the nonsense Black "just a flu" Peter spouted. Still as cynically and dangerously wrong as he was this time in 2020.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-...VNMY2G2EFGZRY/
There will be some extremely worried passengers after this flight.
Whatever happened to stay home and get a test if you're not well. The level of irresponsibility by a small percentage of the population is deeply troubling.
Wow one wonders why they were allowed to leave AKL in first place under level 3 lock down. I'm confused.
Under level 3 you can rightly go home if you found yourself in Auckland but didn’t live there.