Pharmaceutical companies Oxford-Astra Zeneca and Pfizer BioNTech remain in primary position, leading the way in the impressive UK rollout of vaccines. Positive signs continue to come from Downing Street where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his proposed roadmap out of lockdown starting with the reopening of schools in March. However, as we have learned so far, nothing is for certain in this pandemic. The end to the current crises may be near, but what does this truly mean for the near future in England?
For certain, we know that children will return to school on the 8th March, with the 27th March being the date hovering over the publics’ head as the hopeful day in which the stay at home order is lifted.
Meanwhile data provided nationally is currently presenting a downward curve in the number of Coronavirus cases, with hospitalisations and deaths reducing.
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson has continuously reiterated, the end is not nigh until we, the public, do all we can to allow the vaccines to work their course and continue reducing cases. Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Advisor has warned in his latest statement, “a lot of people may think this is all over. It is very easy to forget how quickly things can turn bad.” Thus being said, we must do all we can to stop the spread.
This is by continuing to follow the hands, face, space motto, whilst abiding by government regulations and guidelines. And if this all goes to plan and the numbers continue to reduce, we could expect a summer of excitement and the hopeful chance to get rid of our loungewear and back into our designer wear.
If this all sounds too exciting to contemplate the good news (if you could call it that) is there is still time to process
With the promising rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, and the expectations that the majority of adults living in the UK will be vaccinated with at least their first dose by the summer, it is expected that there will be quite a boom in the coming months.
This could be a positive impact on a variety of industries, with the promise of doors swinging open on the high street. If the UK continues to stay on a downward slope with hospitalisations reducing, by 21st June we could see a complete reopening of everything, with the social interactions once loved returning shortly.
However, this freedom does come with looming expectations staying in place for at least another couple of months. The British public has been living the current nightmare for almost a year (the anniversary of the world recognising Covid-19 as a global pandemic will occur on 11th March).
Confidences are running high with expectations that this year will be different from the last, and the economy will boom again. But we can’t rely on science. Ultimately our compliance determines our fate.
