Originally Posted by
lisvaneblue
Interesting thread with the usual extremes of views. Things have moved on since Covid appeared on the scene and I believe life in UK should now return to normal.
Why do I say that?.... We have effective vaccines and the majority of us have had 3 doses. Pharma companies have confirmed that these can be tweaked to cover future variants.
We have two oral antiviral medicines available that reduce the severity of an infection by up to 90%
96% of UK population now have antibodies against Covid.
Mask wearing is a complete waste of time in everyday settings because they are not used properly. Disposal masks must be disposed of after a single use to be effective and reusable masks washed once a day. When I see well used masks pulled out of peoples pockets or handbags before entering a shop I know that they may as well tie a dirty handkerchief around their mouth/ nose.
Overall the virus is following the traditional pathway of variants being more transmissible but less virulent.