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Let's not forget those on the site who have been personally impacted by Covid for whom statistics are of far less concern.


But governments do have to work at the statistics level and if the figures are showing that while infections are growing the pressure on the NHS is far less so than before is there need to maintain all the rules currently in place?


This is a novel virus, we aren't used to it so it hits us hard (like smallpox/common cold on native Americans). I think part of the hope is that vaccinations will help build up a more general immunity to the Covid19 type virus so it does become more like the flu (I'm sure this keeps coming round) and it's then a balancing act of building up that herd immunity and keeping death/hospital case lower.


At government level it is a balancing act between economy, health, individuals, groups, science, politics and so on. And lots of vested interests in each or various of these. And for some no matter what and whoever make decisions it will be the wrong one.