Let me tell you about what is happening in the country called Great Britain. It is no longer great. It no longer is a country full of proud people. Instead there is poverty, hunger and disillusionment.
We have a prime minister concerned with political survival. Instead of the will of the people, it is the will of the back benchers.
Lifting all Covid-19 public health safety measures like the requirement to isolate if positive and free testing is imminent. This:
- inflicts further damage on an already overwhelmed NHS,
- adds to waiting lists,
- increases risks to keyworkers
- damages our covid management infrastructure, and
- costs us the right to prompt medical care.
The UK public were urged to have boosters in December if it was after 3 months from a second dose of the vaccine. Studies suggested immunity wanes 3 months after vaccination.
As we approach 3 months from the mass vaccination in December, the Tory government in England is sending the message that a legal requirement to isolate from covid-19 is no longer necessary.
Whenever you scratch the surface of any issue today, you discover illogical policies without any substantial evidence to support the decision making.
Suddenly, it is as if all government medical and scientific advisors have been gagged and locked up. In a major decision about public health, we do not hear a single word from them. Their silence speaks volumes. It is deafening.
Protect yourself, family and community. Wear masks, socially distance and isolate if you have covid-19. Your life and theirs is precious. Your quality of life will be affected if you have long covid or develop serious complications after a mild case of covid-19.
Look at how far we have come since the pandemic. Have patience and faith that it will truly come to an end, rather than believing charlatans who say it's over when it's not. If we let our guards down with the idea that we need to learn to live with it, then the consequences can be very real and you will have to accept them. Now is not the time to have a medical condition.
If you delve even a little into the state of the UK health system, you will be shocked at its demise. The backlog for the waiting lists for the NHS is years now. It is not days or months. Let that sink in. If you cannot afford private care, you may have to wait years to be treated for a medical condition in a country with how many millionaires and billionaires?
Our country is sick. Scientific and medical advice is being dismissed by cavalier short-sighted politicians who are out of touch with the people. It is a government that embraces reckless premature freedom.
Freedom day in summer 2021 when the government removed mask requirements:
- put us at a disadvantage when dealing with omicron.
- We had a higher starting point of infection levels.
- It created greater complacency, which resulted in more infections, disruption to businesses, deaths and long covid.
