A year after lockdown 1 started. 127,000 deaths (so far) I know that numbers are decreasing but nothing has gone away.
The fact that we talk about deaths being 30% down on the previous week .... the use of maths doesn’t hide the pain of the families who have lost loved ones. 
We have looked at graphs and charts of actual numbers , deaths per 100,000 population, comparisons with other countries in a rainbow of coloured line graphs and bar charts .....looking forward to these being integrated into future GCSE exams ...as opposed to little Johnny did a survey in his class to ask people what their favourite flavour of crisp was .....
How come everything is down to whether or not our right to go out to the pub and get trollied for three nights at the weekend is being infringed?
The “Kill the Bill” ( or kill the Old Bill more like) protesters are out and about again violently protesting against the removal of our rights to peacefully protest ???
Golden retriever in chief (BoJo) has said that he is looking forward to going out for a pint. (Does he know what a pint is or is he trying to be a lad?)
We are already seeing people herding together (without herd immunity) in large groups in open spaces. It seems that we all want to get “back to normal” and get out but are upset about the idea of a vaccination passport. Many think that it is an identity card by stealth. 72 MPs have said that the concept is “divisive” ...... isn’t that the point? There are those who have diligently “stayed indoors, washed hands and protected the NHS” and those who have frequently flouted lockdown.
Those of us who have followed the rules and want the right to go out and enjoy ourselves V’s those who have been out doing it for the last year without close contact from those who don’t care. Remember figures on vaccine effectiveness are still only coming in at 70%-compared to all the 90+% that we heard in the beginning.
A vaccination does not give you superpowers or immunity. If we used 70% effectiveness in other situations...you have a 70% success rate of not catching an STD, our flights have a 70% success rate in landing successfully. The rate would increase if those of us who wanted vaccination passports didn’t have to be on a plane with Johnny “ not bovvered” “it’s against my human rights” will be used ..... and we don’t want to upset people.
We’ve been told that vaccine passports won’t be “ready” in time before we are all back in pubs as of April 12th..... why? The roadmap out of lockdown is quite simple.
Roll out an effective vaccination program
Follow the rules of social distancing
Twice weekly testing for self awareness.
Vaccination passport to check that you are in Covid free events.
Surely the passport could have been sorted out months ago by giving yet more billions to some Tory ministers dog Walker to develop?
How about we allow places to choose whether they are VP friendly ..... like smoking or non smoking venues ..... too controversial?
There will still be “Tommy two lines” who will test positive on a Friday night but still demand the right to go out and share with his mates .....and everyone else because of his right to a pint of beer.
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