Pfizer think COVID could become endemic by 2024.

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Regarding lockdown talk I'd think that it's its spreading this fast it's already too late to make a meaningful impact anyway (or that a two week 'circuit breaker' would simply restart a very fast spread once its over, hence negating its point even more than previous lockdowns).

Plenty of people have cancelled xmas parties and meals out and the like. The best balance would likely be now letting these be the decision that people make, rather than forcing businesses to close once again, which looks like it's on the cards.

Exactly. Triple vaccinated, lots of natural infections too which no doubt helps to a degree when something new comes along. Sure it seems likely that many can still get infected by Omicron, but there are many factors stacking in our favour in terms of reducing the impact of it and people are now already making their own decisions around xmas and risk, which at this stage feels like a fair balance. If everything defaults to 'lockdown' then to an extent it makes a nonsense of these efforts.

Then we had better make damn sure we never elect one, and if anyone puts even a toe in that direction, we vote then out again.

There are, of course, huge benefits too in our data being readily available. That your medical history can be obtained instantly by everyone entitled to look, could save your life.

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (19 Dec 2021 7.55pm)

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

The NHS isn’t unique. What mitigation is offered by countries who don’t have it?

It is now madness.
There were 50% less people in the whole of England on Dec 12th 2021 in hospital with covid than the same date last year.
This time though tens of millions are vaccinated.
To show it even more - in late Jan this year there 35,000 in hospital with it - as of a few days ago it was 6,500.
And they want to lock us down again!!!