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Appearing on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show today, Dr Mary Ramsay described how 'lower-level' Covid restrictions would be required globally until the world had been vaccinated against the virus.
Asked how long she expected the measures to continue post-lockdown, she replied: 'I think we are talking about quite a long period of time. 'We may eventually get back to a much more normal situation but I think people have got used to those lower-level restrictions now and I think people can live with them and the economy can still go on with those restrictions, with those less severe restrictions in place.
'So I think certainly for a few years, at least until other parts of the world are as well vaccinated as we are and the numbers have come down everywhere, that's when we may be able to go very gradually back to a more normal situation.'
Dr Ramsay also noted that the return of mass events after Covid restrictions end will be monitored 'very carefully', with clear instructions about what is and is not allowed.
Her words come as Professor Jeremy Brown, who is part of the Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation, stated that 'some degree' of social distancing restrictions would have to remain in place until at least July.
Prof Brown told Sky's Sophy Ridge: 'If you completely lift all restrictions, there will be a wave of infections crossing the country. 'Those that are not protected - at this point in time are still vulnerable, they will get infections, and they will probably end up in hospital and die.'
Under the Government's current roadmap, all legal limits on social contact will be removed in England no earlier than June 21 this year.
At present, the next stage of removing restrictions involves allowing two households, or groups of up to six people, to meet up outside from March 29. Outdoor sports facilities will also be allowed to reopen, with people able to take part in formally organised sports. The Government's 'stay at home' messaging will also formally change to instructions to 'stay local', although people will still be asked to continue to work from home where possible.
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This is a man who is human, loves his family, and his work and seems to believe that vaxx can help humanity. Being that as it may, this man is continually saying we've got to rethink this. We've got to get more brilliant minds than mine together and stave off further possibility of catastrophe.
So while I appreciate what Christian has to say, this is no red herring. I understand that the vaccine developer is pro vaccine, and wrote a letter outlining his support for vaccines. I understand that he mentions cross species infection and what that may lead to. But animal husbandry will not disappear overnight after tens of thousands of years. What needs to be dealt with now is stopping the mutations before they get way out of hand... Virologists, epidemiologists, biologists, geneticists, immunologists, all need to come together, and not under the Bill Gates GAVI Big Top, Not muzzled by big pharma, but working together in a neutral environment using real world data that shows that pushing vaccine during pandemic is not a solution but exacerbates the problem. If this guy is in a panic, then shite is real! [Link]
No they will not probably die, with a death rate of 0.0018.which is 18 per 100,000.This is fake and alarmist.
They no longer have to back up anything they say with evidence, everyone just believes it because.... covid.