I think there's been an assumption by some that those of our players who have caught Covid have opted not to be vaccinated. Yesterday, Mick McCarthy confirmed that Ryan Giles has been double jabbed - the fact he did not say this about the likes of Colwill (would his age mean that he has not had the chance to have a jab, given that he had Covid for some of the time since people his age were given access to them?), Moore, Bacuna and MacGuiness (who he said had Covid when he was injured) is suggestive that they weren't double jabbed, but doesn't confirm this to be the case.

I listened to an interview with a virologist who has advised the Government during the pandemic earlier this week and he said that they are getting early hard data about the Delta variant now and the signs are that the vaccine only offers something like 25 per cent protection against catching it - it's effectiveness is far more in the field of prevention of serious illness or death.