RE: SNG001 our life saver17 Feb 2021 11:24
The vaccine programme and lockdown is fundamentally about saving lives and reducing the burden on the NHS. Without the first, the NHS will be overwhelmed and we would be in the state that Brazil is in. The second is so that we can start having more freedom of movement , some sort of normality.
But I think you already know this.
So why open up the society before we have all been fully vaccinated?
It is because it is a balancing act between saving lives and keeping the economy going, not to mention the negative mental effect lockdown is having, plus those caught in an abusive relationship, etc, etc. Let's not start on the political maneuvering. Once the most-at-risk group have been vaccinated, thereby conveying some degree of protection, then the less-at-risk group can start having a little more normality, businesses and jobs can be saved, the backlog of mental, health and social problems can begin to be addressed again.
But you already know this ...
Slow news day, huh?