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Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
If it is so effective, what is the point of continuing to social distance and mask up as recommended by the government here post mass vaccination? They are suggesting quite different to the notion of dropping all restrictions. Surely the purpose of a vaccine is to 'return to normal' and if so surely the whole mask and distance routine needs to stop?


Just my opinion, of course. But how do you monitor and regulate the dropping of masks and social distancing while the vaccination process is still going on and far from over? Do you walk up to someone without a mask where there's a mask mandate and say, "Excuse me... have you been vaccinated?" If they say yeah, sure... do you ask for proof? It all sounds like a big smoldering, unmanageable mess... and it seems much simpler to just continue with the precautions until the vaccination process is completed or at least to "X" percentage.
Not my words, but the words of the government here. Even after mass vaccination the distancing and mask wearing must remain in place. It is me who questions the purpose of that. Surely once the elderly and vulnerable are clear then you can start to free up? Even more surely after 80% of the populace is 'done' then you can free up, right? That's my way of thinking if vaccines are the answer, but seemingly I am wrong. If the nonsense is to carry on post vaccine, then you know you have been had. We will see how it plays out.