To just want a normal summer?

[User89044]

I always supported the previous lockdowns imposed by the government and disagreed with the viewpoint of some people that we should just lock up the vulnerable - probably biased as I was a shielder. But I've now reached my breaking point. It all felt so positive and I've spent all afternoon reading posts of people wanting Monday not to go ahead and to lockdown again now. I just feel if we lockdown now we won't be unlocking until May 2022? Because I feel like there will be problems again all through autumn and winter due to the nature of the virus during those seasons. Is there no way we can have a normal summer before another year of lockdowns?!

I initially felt so anxious about the virus and was warned at my vaccinations that they may not be as effective for me (though I am 32 I am immune-suppressed). But I just feel like I've been vaccinated now and soon all those at risk of serious consequences who can and want to be vaccinated will be too. Is it unreasonable to want some normality before another winter of hell?

According to Matt Hancock, all but 6 hospital admissions in Bolton were people eligible for vaccination but hadn't made an appointment, of the 6, 2 had a single vaccine only recently so won't have kicked in, 3 were 3 weeks+ from first vaccine and one had had 2 but was described as frail. The vaccine works in other words. If you are 38+ and haven't had yours yet please book it right now for everyone's sake!

@BusyLizzie61 my point is life is not without risks for young people but their greatest risk of death is not covid. I am at increased risk of cancer due to my medication but the risk of going unmedicated poses other risks that are unacceptable to me so I take the risk of cancer. Young healthy people's risk of covid is so low that the benefits of living a normal life far outweigh the benefits of living in restrictions. I absolutely understand that you personally feel your risk is too great and I do feel you should be able to isolate for as long as you need should you wish. The costs of lockdown shouldn't be discounted and that does include suicides due to isolation, loss of business etc. But feel free to post anything that contradicts this. Is CEV are as protected as we are ever going to be and many of us are ready to see loved ones again. But you should absolutely continue to isolate.

@BusyLizzie61

It is riskier, I don't doubt that but (a) I've been vaccinated (once) (b) I had covid and only had mild symptoms that lasted just 2 hours (dp had 2 days of symptoms so I was on the lookout, we both then lost taste and smell for a bit but otherwise well) (c) there are no cases active in my town and only 29 in my county, all of these connected to a secondary school at the other end of the county, no Indian variant has been detected.

I think it's time for personal responsibility, I've risk assessed and will be seeing my parents inside tomorrow

@PurpleDaisies

Closing secondary schools are more likely to have a far greater effect on the spread than keeping hospitality closed. Restaurants are far less likely to spread disease! Kids are having parties etc, huge groups hanging around too, one school is responsible for the entirety of the cases in my county apparently

*Bollocks. Just another attempt by you to sneer at people. You positively revel in writing long posts waffling about shite to make yourself look informed and intelligent. Newsflash - you don't. You're not an expert.

Everyone has had enough. Nothing to do with people having "types" of friends. People of all ages and backgrounds have had enough. People like you are in the minority now and honestly, we would rather you did stay inside forever, thanks.*

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Eating inside IS MORE RISKY Morerisky than what, @BusyLizzie61?
Than eating outside? Almost certainly, though hard to tell by how much. Than other stuff I do daily, like be in a school with 2000 teenagers? Not at all. And yet the school scenario is considered totally safe - so much so that Johnson has said masks aren’t necessary there at all (in England). I’m buggered if I’m slogging at work indoors with strangers and not having some fun outside it with a smaller number of strangers. Enough.

@bookworm1632

Off Mumsnet anecdotally most people don’t give a shit and are done with restrictions

Not true - that's merely proof of the type of people you are friends with.

The ones who currently "don't give a shit" are the same ones who NEVER gave a shit.

I don’t think this is true. I wouldn’t say I ‘don’t give a shit’ but I’m very over restrictions. I. wales 80%of the adult population has one vaccine and almost 30% are fully vaccinated. I just don’t see the need now - all the evidence is that the vaccines work to massively reduce the risk of serious illness. That’s it. That’s enough.