Your choices have consequences

In medicine, triage is a practice invoked when acute care cannot be provided for lack of resources. The process rations care towards those who are most in need of immediate care, and who benefit most from it.

More generally it refers to prioritisation of medical care as a whole, insofar as it “. . . rations care towards those who are most in need of immediate care, and who benefit most from it“.

What they are saying is that they will concentrate on those patients who will have the best outcomes with the resources available.

That would be those people with a double vaccination and a booster shot.

Your choices have consequences and, unfortunately, in medicine triage is a choice too.

Paul Evans-McLeod, Te Rapa

Move MIQ from Auckland

We need to look at a better way of isolating new arrivals coming into New Zealand rather than Central Auckland. Surely it is time for a purpose-built facility that would help Aucklanders to enjoy the same degree of freedom as the rest of the country. I hope the Government finds a different way of dealing with MIQ when we are faced with Omicron.

Robin Harrison, Takapuna

Date of birth

There seems to be concern by some of your correspondents about vaccine passports needing photo ID. Why? Mine has my birth date on it. If in doubt ask the birthdate and hesitation will be a good indicator.

Mike Brooke, New Plymouth

Tall poppy syndrome

I am fed up with the re-emergence of tall poppy syndrome since Christopher Luxon was selected to lead the National Party.

John Key and Christopher Luxon were very successful on on international scale.

They chose to return to the country they love and chose to serve the people of New Zealand.

We should be delighted to have people of that calibre in New Zealand politics.

While I didn’t always agree with her, Helen Clark earned respect both at home and internationally.

NZ may be a small country but we need and deserve world-class political leaders. Key and Clark were and I hope that Luxon will be.

Alan Bradley, Albany

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