Today is the beginning of a very worrying period within the pandemic. Today in #England Non-Essential retail, outdoor hospitality and leisure will begin to open. So this is how you deal with pandemics then? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)"> read the thread! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

The following is going to happen...

-30k deaths by August
-250k deaths by March 2022
-A further surge in September to January 2022
-2+ Years behind New Zealand (the model country for eradication)
More deadly variants to come.

Yet things are opening up today?

We aren’t even half way through this pandemic. We still have a very long way to go. We have No Lockdown strategy of any kind, we are still years behind the model country (New Zealand), the vaccine isn’t effective against more deadly strains.

This is the “Do Nothing” strategy.

Look at other countries who went with a similar “vaccination approach...
-Chile
-Canada
Both are now experiencing a surge in cases and deaths due to #P1 yet they have a successful vaccination rollout? What does this tell you?

Yet the UK opens up today? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)">

We are going to see a surge in cases over the next few weeks due to opening up AND schools returning next week. 30k deaths by August and 250k by March 2022. With this “Do Nothing” approach this deaths are inevitable now. This makes me angry https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😡" title="Schmollendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schmollendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)">

A very interesting thread by @trishgreenhalgh explaining the significant danger of Hospitality in the UK and why it should remain closed for the foreseeable future! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten"> https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1378589726815498244">https://twitter.com/trishgree...

Outdoor transmission is still fairly dangerous (especially on a windy day where particles can travel faster). Yet we’re packing people into pub gardens? As for Non Essential retail, well the clue is in the name “Non Essential” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤦🏻‍♀️" title="Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Frau schlägt sich die Hand vors Gesicht (heller Hautton)">