From the Editor
I’m writing this as Auckland is still in lockdown, sitting outside with my laptop on a sunny day and waiting for the daily Covid briefing. I’ve been struck all over again by the impressive level of public commnication: the simple fact that the government remains a daily, trusted source of information is something of a marvel to many of those who have spent the pandemic elsewhere. But I’ve also been struck by how different the government’s communication strategy for vaccinations has been. Compared to the lockdown briefings, where officials frequently share details of difficulties encountered and adjustments made along the way, our vaccination rollout has been noticeably less transparent. At the outset, the government’s publicly stated rationale for taking our time with vaccinations made sense: since we had no community transmission, we…
