So Lockdown 2.11 then, almost halfway through this little predicted season. Case numbers in the UK are down over the last few days, though nowhere near as low as they were. It's a matter of debate so far as to whether this second, half-hearted lockdown is working at all.
Positive news though: another vaccine's just passed into regulation in the US, this time with a 95% effectiveness rate.
It will take more than two separately produced vaccines to immunise the planet though, and it will be quite some time before they're readily available. However, the Moderna vaccine joins the Astra Zeneca candidate to bring a little glimmer of hope to the end of 2020. The Prime Minister in fact (who's self-isolating again, for complicated reasons) suggested today that 'those who really need it' might even be given the vaccine 'before Christmas'. Wishful thinking?
Meanwhile, in ordinaryville, planning for the Festive Season is still tricky. My family are working out how to do Secret Santa, how to make sure we organise ourselves into having the best time possible despite the regulations, and what to do if Lockdown 2 goes on any longer than its planned finish on December 4th. I'm sure every family has the same questions - will we be allowed to travel? Will the Rule of Six still apply? Will they pause the regulations altogether just to give us a shot at a Merry (yet admittedly still quite risky) Christmas?
Now that we're past the middle of November, it feels like it would be nice to know.
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