**My jab is due today. The big hoo-ha is this:
Just over 26 million people have had their first vaccination dose. Only 2 million have had their second dose. 67.8 million people in the UK.
The vaccine doesn't prevent people from contracting or spreading covid, it just means that if one does contract it, hopefully, one won't die from it.
That's not my opinion, that's exactly what my GP told me yesterday, after they expressed concerns that there's not enough uptake of the vaccine. So there you have it. The big hoo-ha is because only a small fraction of the population is fully vaccinated, and the vaccine doesn't prevent anyone from contracting or spreading it anyway**
@MmeLaraque
They may not be fully protected but they are still significantly more protected than without the vaccine. And I’m not suggesting we open up tomorrow, but once the vulnerable have had their second jab then that’s it.
We know it’s not 100% effective but it’s much much much better than having no vaccine at all. It might not prevent it from spreading but it’s likely to prevent many many deaths and hospitalisations, which was always the whole point.
Like anything, people will still die despite the vaccines, but not in the numbers we’ve seen previously. The most vulnerable are vaccinated so that’s the priority.
Regarding the slow up take, well tough. If people are choosing not to take if for whatever reason A- it’s their choice but B- and more importantly, it shouldn’t impact on the rest of society, the young healthy people that it won’t affect, in getting back to normal. Yes we know there will be some that will, in the same way some did of the flu each year unexpectedly
So