Shifting back to the more serious side of Covid (much as I genuinely enjoyed the inter-change between the Reluctant Tourist and the Southend Tourist Info office rep
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Whilst not confirming or denying that I might be an OAP, I wonder what the general consensus would be to this:
It seems that we will have to live with Covid for quite a time to come, almost certainly well into next year, anyway. So the prospect of more lock-down/s is real.
Being cognisant of the need to preserve the economy, why don`t we isolate just the people at most risk to the virus, that is, older people of pensionable age (65/66+) , and simply allow those younger people of working age, and far less vulnerable to Covid, go about their business ?
I`m sure some older folk would not sign up to this but, IF I were an OAP, I definitely would, if it meant that being isolated for say, six months, allowed those who are working to go about their lives in an almost normal way and ensure that, when the vaccine eventually arrives, the Country is still viable and we`ve still got shops, entertainment and an reasonable economy..
Realise that it won`t happen, btw, because it would be seen as discrimination, but, i`m putting it out there anyway.
If you are (or might be) an OAP - would you be prepared to fully isolate, even for several months, in order that UK plc can move forward less hindered and allow the prospect of a better outcome for all of us ??