There's quite a lot of commentary around the future when "full" vaccination is achieved. Some say it's the way out, others say it will enable us to live with the virus. There's a bit of truth in both these opinions but nobody can really make predictions as this unfolds. Regardless of how much govt desires it there will be a vaccine saturation point above which no more of the population will get vaccinated. There will always be a proportion that will be at risk.MDPorto: I'm happy to go and get vaccinated at the earliest opportunity, but at the moment that is no guarantee that is going to keep me and the rest of society out of lockdown.
Using the UK as an example (because they are further down the track with a broadly similar demographic) reveals some interesting sociological turns.
"Freedom Day" didn't quite pan out as everybody imagined. A part of the population are reluctant to come out of restrictions for various reasons, others embraced it but then got slapped with the news that "Vaccine Passports" were likely for entry to pubs, clubs, eateries etc. This has already been implemented in France, Italy etc.
The NHS (National Health Service) app, which is optional and based upon Bluetooth proximity, pinged thousands. 1.6 million put into 10 day isolation, disrupting services and logistics. They're now having to exempt certain people to keep things going. This is simply a "soft" self imposed lockdown.
A radio host returned form Spain and was advised by the NHS she was a casual contact of a positive case on the flight. Even though all passengers were required to take Lateral Flow tests prior to boarding she was put into isolation a week after arriving back into the UK.
The ironical thing is that she:-
a) Had Covid last year.
b) Had positive antibody tests.
c) Had double jabbed vaccination.
d) Had no symptoms.
e) Had two negative PCR tests.
The UK has 71% fully vaccinated with 88% having one jab. It's also been calculated (but no firm data) that 90% of the population have antibodies.
So if our various governments follow this philosophy (they often do) then getting back to "normal" and freedom from restrictions is years away, if ever.










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