@WoolyMammoth55
Think we have 0 in Mendip for now - is that right?
@PrincessNutNuts, now I've seen this thread and am consumed by the panic of the scientifically-illiterate... What do you think a reasonable person in a 0 area would do to reduce their risk at present? I've had both vaccines and DH has had 1. Kids are healthy but older one still going to nursery, which is jam-packed... I know we can't rely on this failure after failure government for advice so would welcome any you'd care to share. Thank gods for MN as usual! :)
We are reliant on the government to change their policies in order to nip this in the bud.
All any of us can do is protect our own families and communities as best we can.
And maybe write to our MP to ask them why the government haven't stopped this variant from spreading and still aren't stopping it.
It's important to remember that all the other variants of concern are still out there too - The Brazilian, the South African, the Kent.
So all any of us can really do is keep an eye out for rising cases in ours and surrounding areas to help us make decisions, keep our family's contacts as low as we can, social distance, wear our masks, get vaccinated, work from home if we can. All the usuals.
If it wasn't in your area by the 8th of May then it might well be by the end of May.
It hadn't yet been detected in Bolton on the 3rd of April.