Strange thing is that countries that locked down the hardest, and kept the restrictions the longest are now suffering more from Covid....
Surely it was better at the start of the pandemic, when little was known about the virus to lockdown quickly.
Now that we have vaccines and anti-virals and a better understandig of treatments and we know that the present dominant variant is not as deadly as previous mutations, it is not so important to have such strict measures in place
It was also said that >85% of schoolkids in UK had antibodies, but they were still talking about giving 5 to 16 year olds 'boosters' FFS... the 'vaccines' are not risk free by any means.
School kids can pass on the disease to older people with less efficient immune systems.
Even if the disease is not life threatening it will disrupt education - more so if teachers are infected.
The long term effects of Covid on youngsters are not yet fully understood. Infections could be laying down the basis of health problems later in life. They may well be more serious than the low risks of vaccination.
I was impressed by the 17 to 25 year olds reaction to being offered vaccines though, the take up was less than 20%..
I think it was more due to apathy and a sense of not being in any immediate danger than a conscious decision.
Well done the considerate 20%.
"Learning to live with covid " is not just a matter of ignoring it and carrying on as if it doesn't exist.
We still have to be aware of the danger to vulnerable people and the implications of our actions.
Governments, health services and local health authorities have to be prepared for future outbreaks of possibly more dangerous variants.
Here is the latest consultation document issued by Indie-Sage (pdf)
https://www.independentsage.org/what-should-learning-to-live-with-covid-really-mean-in-2022/