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COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our response

  • Written by: Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law. President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics., Griffith University
COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our responseLuis Ascui/AAP

It’s difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?

The World Health Organization says worldwide there were almost 15 million excess deaths in 2020–21 due to the pandemic.

In Australia, deaths have surged, with more than 5,600 so far this year and hundreds each week.

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