Government must be patting itself on the back for somehow making the Indian variant story about people who refuse the vaccine. Incredible to see journalists accept this narrative without the slightest critical appraisal of it.
There's a chance it has a minor role, but in reality vaccine refusal numbers are extremely low. The threat of a more transmissible variant is about tiny percentages of very large numbers of infections overwhelming the NHS and driving us back into lockdown.
And the reason we're facing that threat is because Boris Johnson allowed it in the country. Even now, he has not put in place the measures, like financial support for isolation, which could halt the spread.
And our border sits open, with travelers to amber countries reportedly queueing for hours next to arrivals from India. It's a shit-faced shamble and he shouldn't be allowed to pass the fucking buck. thetimes.co.uk/article/three-…
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