Diversity & Decisiveness --- Agree that having a diverse stakeholder group is needed to understand their perspectives and concerns, and get their buy-in even if the final decision is not what they were hoping for. An important group are the (bio)ethicists who lay out the norms to follow based on scientific evidence.

To overcome the pandemic, the policymakers ought to invoke the fundamental principle of nonmaleficence i.e. 'do no harm', to ensure everyone complies with masking, distancing, and getting vaccinated. This protects oneself and others, and minimises death, disease and loss-of-livelihoods.

Source author: Vid Nukala Vid.Nukala@gmail.com