It’s not the death rates of that age group that I’m concerned about, it’s the spread that comes from them. They are the carriers who move the virus around for others to catch, and are the great unvaccinated mixers that give birth to variants. They go here, there and everywhere more than any other age group. We really should be wary of allowing people of that age who aren’t double dosed, and would therefore be much less likely to catch and spread it than when single dosed at best, to mix inside clubs and venues, stand shoulder to shoulder at the bar while sloshing pints over each other and shouting about, going to gigs and sweating on each other etc. It’s a big risk and we are so close to not needing to take it. For the first time we can see the end, but it does feel like it’s being seen as an inconvenience because it doesn’t arrive in time for the summer holidays. I honestly believe that’s the primary driver here, but obviously that’s merely an opinion.
We’re all pig sick of this thing and it’s never going away - totally get that. Lots of damage being done besides covid, too. Mental health, operation backlogs, cancer treatment to name just a few. It’s horrific, and we need to get out as soon as we safely can. I’m just really concerned that we’re running a massive risk based on giving people a summer holiday, so that they start cheering, when come September we could be double dosed and be standing on much safer ground.
I appreciate other people might feel differently.