Imagine the other countries' politicians now...if/when they reach %100 vaccine rate in their respective country, they would like to scrap the masking rule indoor and outdoor (it will be up to individuals) and worrier mass will be screaming 'Look at Israel' These news do matter.
Terrible ruling from Israel, makes me try to accept the fact that masks will never go away.
I hope this sad news means that the scales should, finally, fall from some peoples' eyes that this is not something that we should or even can "just learn to live with".
Vigilance and (where necessary) suppression of this virus are the only things that are going to work if going back to normal is something we want. We also get a massive benefit that when the next thing comes along, we'll be vastly better prepared to deal with it than we are now and tens of thousands of lives will probably be saved by it.
This doesn't mean lockdowns, restrictions or even making everyone wear a mask (though again, wearing masks in crowded public areas like trains and tubes is probably sensible), it means having a system that we can use to prevent those things being required.
This will never end. Thats why the narrative has been 'new normal' etc. I'm pretty convinced that there will be a lengthy winter lockdown in the UK too. Possibly due to a 'new variant'.
FWIW without a system in place to prevent spread of variants that pose a danger, there are
still no other means to prevent serious loss of life than lockdown.
A third national lockdown should really see the end of this government.
jeez this nightmare will never end will it.
