An A to Z Coronavirus observational guide. . . V

V

The Virus and the Vaccine

One of the most worrying aspects of Covid-19 is the fact that there is as yet no vaccine. This is the reason that so many of us are in lockdown. Although tonight (at the time of writing as I try to maintain a slight buffer on my A to Z journey) I noticed that a government spokesman has said that the first human trials of a vaccine will start in a couple of days in the UK.  This is good and we have to hope that the vaccine proves to be effective. Normally these sorts of trials take years, but it is extremely hard to maintain the sort of lockdown we are currently experiencing for any length of time without folk getting rebellious. A bit like folk in the USA; they have become rebellious after just a week or so and they are much scarier than us British folk as many are armed with weapons and can be a bit trigger happy.  

I have to say it is certainly surprising how fast Covid-19 can move through a population. Here in the UK almost every care home has had a least one incident of the virus and the death toll is rising rapidly as most of the folk in the care homes are those at most risk. Hopefully if a vaccine is found quickly these people and key workers will be first in line to get the vaccine . . . . . Well probably second after the members of the government who will no doubt insist they should be at the front of the queue. . . . . not that I’m cynical but.  

A Government Spokesman