Jerry, are you against track and trace during a pandemic?
i am not against any sensible and reversible moves during a health emergency.
the borders should have been locked immediately when the pandemic started with minimal exceptions. Social distancing and masks in shops is sensible.
mandatory vaccinations for hospital and care home workers.
beyond that is risk based.
the track and trace system is arguable as to its actual success rate. Would have preferred the money to have been given to local health authorities.
where are we now. Vaccinations are protecting the vulnerable already and all adults will have been offered a vaccination by the end of june and we are at mostly 95%takeup. Masks will probably be required still in shops. Foreign travel stopped or tested.
so exactly why are any access restrictions required at all after end june?
if there is a potential issue then is anything worse than the current situation where universities and schools are unrestricted and not vaccinated.
On average 20,000 people die of flu/pneumonia but we do not restrict access or test for that and that is only a 75% vaccine uptake rate.
The government advisors have said that we will manage covid as we do flu. Each year the vulnerable will be invited to take the annual updated flu and covid vaccine.
i am just against non intentionally sleepwalking into an orwellian future.