"What this means for most of us is that we will have to rely on the misery of catching COVID-19 to top up immunity." I do understand that contracting the disease, although undesirable, may confer temporary immunity from re-infection. However, I thought that the purpose of inducing immunity (by means of vaccination) was to reduce the likelihood of infection, or at least to reduce the likely severity of infection. It seems to me to be a bizarre public policy, to 'allow' people to contract the disease (by refusing to vaccinate them) in order to induce immunity. (I hope that I am not being inappropriate in suggesting the analogy of using pregnancy as a method of birth control.)
I used to believe that public health was always going to be put at the forefront of decisions made by ‘leaders’. Over the last few years public health seems to have taken a ‘back seat’. In addition I believed that the health and education of children would always be so important for those making the important decisions. Sadly I have never witnessed in my lifetime such a dereliction of duty to the nation by the people who have responsibility. If we are going to be a successful nation so many things need to change. If the Government is worried about the economy then supporting public health will contribute massively to that. If the Government wants to reduce school absence then again it needs to acknowledge that Covid is playing a huge role in absences for staff and pupils along with the lack of funding for all aspects which would see a successful education system. Furthermore it seems ridiculous that vaccines are available but they would prefer to throw them away rather than put them in arms and with children not even featuring in their decision-making!! Thank you for your continued work and the work of Independent Sage pointing out for a long time now what needs to be considered.
"What this means for most of us is that we will have to rely on the misery of catching COVID-19 to top up immunity." I do understand that contracting the disease, although undesirable, may confer temporary immunity from re-infection. However, I thought that the purpose of inducing immunity (by means of vaccination) was to reduce the likelihood of infection, or at least to reduce the likely severity of infection. It seems to me to be a bizarre public policy, to 'allow' people to contract the disease (by refusing to vaccinate them) in order to induce immunity. (I hope that I am not being inappropriate in suggesting the analogy of using pregnancy as a method of birth control.)
I used to believe that public health was always going to be put at the forefront of decisions made by ‘leaders’. Over the last few years public health seems to have taken a ‘back seat’. In addition I believed that the health and education of children would always be so important for those making the important decisions. Sadly I have never witnessed in my lifetime such a dereliction of duty to the nation by the people who have responsibility. If we are going to be a successful nation so many things need to change. If the Government is worried about the economy then supporting public health will contribute massively to that. If the Government wants to reduce school absence then again it needs to acknowledge that Covid is playing a huge role in absences for staff and pupils along with the lack of funding for all aspects which would see a successful education system. Furthermore it seems ridiculous that vaccines are available but they would prefer to throw them away rather than put them in arms and with children not even featuring in their decision-making!! Thank you for your continued work and the work of Independent Sage pointing out for a long time now what needs to be considered.