NZ COVID-attributed deaths Sep 4- Dec 25, 2022: 383
NZ Provisional road toll NZ 2022: 378

Kraken (Covid-19 XBB.1.5 variant) has been detected in New Zealand. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482139/covid-19-xbb-1-point-5-variant-detected-in-new-zealand

And yet, we seem a lot more focussed on bringing the road toll down than mitigating COVID-19... #COVID #COVID19 #NewZealand #Aotearoa #CovidResponse #RoadToll

The *real* road toll ...

"It shows air pollution kills about 3300 people each year - with vehicle emissions responsible for two thirds of those, nearly 10 times the road death toll."

#HamishCardwell, 2022

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470488/air-pollution-invercargill-revealed-as-deadliest-centre-study

#RNZ #AirPollution #environment #RoadToll