Thousands of people every day around the world continue to die from COVID-19. The last thing responsible leaders in New Zealand should be doing at the moment is saying "Don't worry, it's not so bad. It's getting better." at a time when we are saying to our most vulnerable communities, where our vaccination rates are the lowest, "Please come forward and protect yourselves and protect your whānau." from what we know is a deadly virus. The last thing political leaders in New Zealand should be doing is saying, "Don't worry, it's all going to get better. The virus isn't that bad after all.", which is what we are hearing, unfortunately, from the Leader of the Opposition. 