It really is quite simple:
(1) we have a lockdown policy with the current tier system. This is an option to defeat the virus which will never happen. Following this stratergy we will plunge the western world into a hugh recession, be unable to fund any of the public services, create untold missery and mass unemployment.
(2) Abolish the lockdown Policy, let people make their own risk assesments and carry on pretty much as normal allowing the economy to grow again and keep the country in a possition where it can afford to provide for future generations. The death rate for this virus amongs the young fit and healthy is extremely low and presentsvery little risk to them.
The question is the balance between the two options.
I have looked at evidence from both sides; looking at numbers is very emotional and dramatic but has no relevance to risk assesment. It is the percentage figure that matters and Covid has a very low death rate in the young.
What happens if the Coronavirus mutates and the vaccine becomes useless, what happens when the next pandemic hits? Do you really think the Country can survive 'locking down' every few years?
First Bold: This is why we have drink drive laws that apply to everyone, including you.
Second Bold: You haven't.
Third bold: What if it does? Hmmm? Whataboutery.
Probably best to look at things like:
Why do Pandemics occur?
What preparations should we have for them?
Is it cheaper to throw away old PPE and pretend there's no risk, and then have to spend £Bns when there is a Pandemic, or maybe keep a level of preparedness in the country - maybe PPE stockpiles - maybe a body of clever people that devise plans and scenarios etc.
Do practice, table top exercises, like Cygnus, but actually pay attention to the results...
Take action at the beginning, rather than 2 months later. You may have noticed that it is possible to receive news updates from across the whole world, almost instantly, now!
(edited since first posting)
