• From the start the strategy to ditch all COVID restrictions and open the borders was risky
• The National Strategy was designed for Delta rather than the very different Omicron
• Economic activity is down regardless because people voted with their feet and began to lockdown themselves
• Communication from the authorities must be honest, reflect the reality of the situation and carefully manage changes to the strategy to keep the population on board

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 26 mins

Guest: Prof Stephen Duckett, Health Economist; Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia; Health and Aged Care Program Director, Grattan Institute; Australian public policy think tank and Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, La Trobe University

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