Oh definitely.
But, and I know this sounds incredible reliant on the vaccines, but that's where we are - they're working, ridiculously well.
Cases have already soared here. Look at the numbers over the past few weeks. Yet deaths haven't.
It's a gamble, but every country in the world is going to have to make it. The UK is in the best position it has been to make it. It's got the summer holidays, the fact it's warmer weather, and 55% vaccine coverage. That latter needs to improve obviously, but boosters to come too for over 50s.
I would have kept masks mandatory but other than that, I'm all for everything that is now happening to happen because it simply had to. People's lives have been knackered by this and it's not on now, they can't just be told they don't matter. It's relying on people to be sensible and think of others - I know, sadly, that that's the risk.
The government need to sort out isolation/track and trace and what it means for contacts. Reduce the isolation period so people aren't trying to avoid that too, 10 days out of anyone's life is too much. I compare it to this - you work your arse off for a year and, if your lucky, you get 10 days on holiday. It's a long time and 18 months in there should be a better solution.
