Is There a Positive or a Negative Perspective?

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Just because the freedom day happens in again, that doesn't mean that necessarily thewhole of england is going to immediately open up. We've had quite a lot of doom and gloom and nervousness and warnings about what scientists are thinking here. Is there a positive outlook as well? Are you getting in, is it only negative and worry that you're getting from researchers hen yu're speaking to them? Or are there researchers saying, you know, it's possible that this is a gamble that could pay off?"

The UK government has announced that virtually all COVID restrictions will be removed in England on Monday 18th July. This will do away with social distancing requirements, allow businesses to re-open to full capacity and remove legal mask mandates. This decision comes, however, amidst soaring infections rates in the country, driven by the delta variant.

Now scientists are questioning the wisdom of this policy and asking whether the combination of high transmission and a partially vaccinated population could provide the perfect breeding ground for vaccine-resistant variants - a possibility which could have devastating global consequences.

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