Abstract

The new normal, the new reality, phrases which have woven their way into our everyday conversation like so many other covid era expressions – jabbed, masked, vaxed, quarantined – ad nauseum. These words are all part and parcel of the covid environment. Indeed, there is an entirely new lexicon: work-from-home, zoom meetings, flex schedules, tapered returns, cameras on, cameras off and of course, on-line learning. The messaging has been hammered home by the relentless media, government spokespersons and a variety of health care experts.