Covid Accountability

Anyone who has followed my writings during the pandemic will know that I have been critical of the government’s handling of the pandemic.

I believe if effective actions were taken, we would have averted a lot of the unnecessary deaths.

Elected officials are been paid to make the right decisions for the people they are elected to serve.

Ignorance is not an excuse for making catastrophic blunders that results in the death of tens of thousands of people.

When it is all over, there will be naming and shaming.

Whether that would lead to accountability is something else altogether.

What About the Medics

While politicians the world over will be hauled before their respective parliaments to answer questions about their handling of the pandemic, the medics who were central to the response will not be expected to explain their roles.

They will be hailed as heroes who deserve medals, even though they are as guilty as the politicians.

If politicians are not allowed to use ignorance as an excuse, why is it OK for medics to claim ignorance?

Coronavirus has presented us with the opportunity to reform healthcare.

Let’s take advantage of that opportunity.

We might never have this opportunity for another hundred years.