Is another lockdown inevitable?

[Flowersandjellybeans]

I just can’t work out whether it’s more likely than not we’ll end up in another lockdown (and when that might be)…

There are multiple articles in all the newspapers, often contradicting each other… I honestly can’t work out what is likely to happen or really even on the table and when it would actually happen?

YANBU = yes, we’ll end up in another lockdown
YABU = no, we won’t have another lockdown

@ddl1

Their healthcare system is far superior,

The USA's healthcare system? Pull the other one! Maybe some countries, but NOT the USA, unless you're super-rich.

Their life expectancy is at least two years below ours.

And while it's true that in most states, they make less use of public transport than we do (mainly because they have much less), they certainly don't have that many living in huge houses!

I think you’re being biased. USA healthcare system is by far the best. It’s most innovative and advanced. It is Eurocentric snobbery to assume that just because they fund it differently, it is worse. Do you really believe that only the super rich in the USA have access it healthcare. It’s a country of over 300million people, most are funded through their employer.

I won't be complying if another lockdown is shoved on us, and I know a lot of other people will do the same.

Even Australia, which is usually Covid hysteria central has started to change the message about Omicron from ‘we need to be cautious about this new, unknown variant’ to ‘it seems mostly mild and might actually be a good thing’.

Of course Australia some advantages. It’s summer here, our vaccinations are more recent and we have used more Pfizer than the UK.

We also have populations in some states that are only just coming off lengthy lockdowns and locking down those people any time soon would be nearly impossible. Boosters are being encouraged..

Of course Australia some advantages

Not having a fatigued work force in health care is a massive advantage imho.

@bluetongue

Even Australia, which is usually Covid hysteria central has started to change the message about Omicron from ‘we need to be cautious about this new, unknown variant’ to ‘it seems mostly mild and might actually be a good thing’.

Of course Australia some advantages. It’s summer here, our vaccinations are more recent and we have used more Pfizer than the UK.

We also have populations in some states that are only just coming off lengthy lockdowns and locking down those people any time soon would be nearly impossible. Boosters are being encouraged..

I wish we could get there too

We’re being hammered by media atm re variant

One of my young DC really suffered due to not being able to see people during lockdown and seeing a group of their friends sat together laughing on a video call every day did not help.

Exactly the same here :(

It’s not accurate to talk about ‘schools closing’ (which I see a lot on these threads) rather it’s ‘schools reducing numbers’

Maybe but I won’t be complying. My kids are not being isolated at home away from family & friends ever again. We’ve already had this discussion among my closest friends & fam. We’ll keep letting them socialise & have a ‘normal’ childhood. Most of us have had covid, we are triple vaxxed (or will be) and covid is a mild illness from children. Life has to go on for them. I’ll sacrifice seeing my friends & my social life for them to be happy quite frankly.