| | Good evening, After being a nation divided by Brexit, then united by Lockdown, sadly we seem to be moving apart again. Young, fit folk, who believe they have nothing to fear from Covid-19, want to get on with having fun and it’s difficult to do that if you can’t see your pals on a regular basis. Older folk and those with a medical condition are more cautious and are therefore getting fractious with those with a devil-may-care attitude. There has been a suggestion that we should head towards herd immunity. Let large swathes of the population get the disease and then deal with it in a survival-of-the-fittest way. Unfortunately, that doesn’t take account of the condition of Long Covid, about which we are hearing lots and which affects even the fittest of folk. Nor does it consider the effect on the NHS because if large numbers of people succumb, they will not die in the streets, we will be taking the worst affected into hospital, filling every bed in the process. There is no easy answer...we just need to work through it to find AN answer. If you are not already a subscriber to lep.co.uk, I would like to ask you to consider taking out a digital subscription. By doing so, you are supporting local, community journalism and helping to ensure that it survives and thrives. A subscription gives you unlimited access to the site, for all the news and sport you need - and more. And thank you. Gillian Parkinson Editor | |
