There is an obvious difference between those being infected now than in January and that is age. Very few people aged 60+ with the virus and consequently most people in hospital are much younger, less serverly affected and fewer dying. But the Delta strain can bypass the vaccine more easily so they need more people doubly jabbed.
As much as it pains me to say it, the delay in re-opening, not drive down numbers but to get 80% of adults twice vaccinated, is probably sensible. I wonder if they will do a staged opening, by requiring people still to work from home but permitting increased numbers at outdoors events. Just to give us something as a benefit of the vaccination programme.
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