PACKING A PUNCH

SOME of our clever contributors to these pages are concerned about the language and visuals used in promoting the benefits of Covid-19 vaccinations. The word “jab“could be a bit off-putting. When I was kid a very long time ago at West Melbourne boxing stadium, a jab was a short, fast-paced punch which landed on your kissing equipment if you were too slow to duck.

Harvey Bullen Glenorchy