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Covid-19 cases are rising again in much of the world

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Callistemon Fri 19-Mar-21 22:20:36

I think the worry is that, if countries do not get ahead more quickly with their vaccine programmes as has been shown in the recent hesitancy in some European countries, the virus will have more chances to mutate. This could mean that present vaccines could be less effective.

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Jaxjacky Fri 19-Mar-21 22:15:51

I don’t really get the point from the OP either? To précis:‘Countries with effective vaccine programmes are not seeing a resurgence. The UK has an effective vaccine programme’
So, I don’t have an expectation that Johnson will need to lockdown the country and close. I’m hoping, that if any small pockets of the country with a sniff of a rise, will be dealt with swiftly and effectively.

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rosie1959 Fri 19-Mar-21 21:49:54

Well in theory we shouldn't have to There would have no point in vacinating all the vunerable the whole point of the slow roadmap out was that we would no longer go in reverse. The country cannot afford to be shut down indefinitely we just have to learn to live with it and get on with life.

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Alegrias1 Fri 19-Mar-21 21:49:10

I'm sorry PippaZ but I don't know what this thread is meant to achieve. We are nowhere near needing another lockdown right now and the vaccine rollout is going well.

So far, there is no "this time".

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 19-Mar-21 21:38:18

I am still in the vaccine will save us mode? I haven’t got further than that yet so I am still optimistic.

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PippaZ Fri 19-Mar-21 21:30:01

This may be partly due to longer days in our part of the world but it seems to be more down to the varients.

^Countries that have succeeded in rolling out vaccines quickly have, for now, avoided surges in new cases. According to the latest vaccination figures gathered by Our World in Data, a website, 15 countries have so far jabbed more than a quarter of their adult population. None of them show signs of a resurgence of infections. (see chart). In Britain nearly half of adults have had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. In America two-thirds of people over 64 have received a jab. Last week President Joe Biden announced that all adults will be eligible for a first dose by May 1st, his 100th day in office. That means increasing vaccinations from 2.5m to at least 4m people per day.^*

Will Johnson, if necessary, close the country and lockdown quickly. A year ago they were to slow and ignored the most vulnerable in our society. How will this government stand up to the test this time?

*Economist article

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