GP is making the rhetorical point that people take safety precautions against risk every day, such as wearing a seatbelt to protect against the risk of a crash, but don’t call it “living in fear.” However, taking the precaution of a Covid test to protect against the risk of serious illness is called “living in fear.”

GP is therefore implying that GGP is making an insincere appeal to emotion rather than engaging with the discussion at hand.