>> Covid in May accounted for ~1% of deaths - it has become a relatively trivial
>> issue compared to heart attacks, strokes, cancer, etc etc.
In a lockdown, yes. And even then, cases are rising under current measures.
A chap once told me he was an elephant catcher in Birmingham. I said "There aren't any elephants roaming the streets there, are there?"
"Then I'm doing a good job" said he.
I can think of a few reasons to be cautious about a full unlock or backing off on the vaccination campaign. Increased load on health services which have a massive backlog of elective work is one. More cases also means more mutations, and a higher likelihood of one that defeats vaccines, is more infectious, or more deadly.
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