Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever View Post
I think suppression of the virus only works if you can guarantee that there will be an effective vaccine arriving imminently. But there is no guarantee - we still don't have one for HIV nearly 40 years later. So if we don't get a vaccine for Covid, then a large section of the population will get it eventually (even if many don't realise they've had it.) Lockdown can only delay the inevitable as we have seen with spikes in countries around the world who were originally lauded for seemingly having controlled the virus. Meanwhile economies are wrecked with all that means for people's lives.
I take your point but the current position of keeping your distance, wearing masks with remote working where possible is sort of working. Shops are opening, pubs, restaurants and gyms and whatnot. Theres even been a covid secure fell face. With the authorities able to apply the brakes every now and then - local tighter temporary lockdowns as and when required.

Experimenting with the alternative (and using the population as guinea pigs in that experiment) could lead to getting on for 500,000 deaths! I doubt even Boris could get the electorate to forget that by the next election