onthemove wrote:So all those 'irresponsible' youngster catching covid in the manchester halls of residence (and as far as I know, none of them died from it) have probably given themselves a good degree of protection by it.
So I think the government are playing it right by not re-introducing restrictions again at this point.
Protection? Yes, but aiui only against that particular strain.
And infection is not risk-free. Study here which has found that CV19 directly damages the brain https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00926-1
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can damage cerebral small vessels and cause neurological symptoms. Here we describe structural changes in cerebral small vessels of patients with COVID-19 and elucidate potential mechanisms underlying the vascular pathology. In brains of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected individuals and animal models, we found an increased number of empty basement membrane tubes, so-called string vessels representing remnants of lost capillaries. We obtained evidence that brain endothelial cells are infected and that the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro) cleaves NEMO, the essential modulator of nuclear factor-κB. By ablating NEMO, Mpro induces the death of human brain endothelial cells.
Requiring mask wearing in shops and on public transport would not be a 'restriction'.
Passports might be termed a restriction but in my view a very moderate and appropriate one. Indeed, a potentially beneficial restriction; I think many people would be more likely to visit hospitality if they could be confident that they would only be in the company of those double-jabbed.
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