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Brett Sutton and Jeannette Young reveal the pressure of handling the coronavirus pandemic
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has opened up about the mental toll of shepherding the state through its coronavirus second wave and the “heavy burden” of knowing more people would die.
Key points:
- Professor Sutton acknowledged there were “pretty significant struggles” and that he spoke to a psychologist
- He told a podcast he still got “torn apart” by decisions he knew would negatively affect people’s lives
- Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young spoke about the impact of death threats
Professor Sutton and Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young discussed the challenges of leading their states’ coronavirus responses in a podcast from the medical regulator AHPRA.
“My wellbeing struggle, and it has been a struggle…
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