Thread by @syrpis

Not for the first time, I get the feeling that the Government hasn't thought things through. It has, once again, left students and universities facing huge uncertainty. 1/5
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-580096…

We are told to expect decisions - on whether students will be required to get vaccinated before going to university - in September. We are also told that this will amount to giving students 'advance warning'. 2/5

If students are to need to be vaccinated before coming to uni and haven't yet had the first dose, and there are 8 weeks between doses and 10 days before vaccine protection kicks in... *it is already too late* for the start of term. 3/5

There is also the small matter of overseas students, who are now making plans for their arrival in the UK. Will they need to be vaccinated? Will the vaccines they can access be recognised? Will they need to quarantine (and where)? 4/5

If the Govt waits til September before setting out its approach, it will invite both logistical chaos (universities are already deluged with questions we cannot answer), and a risk of a new wave of infections. It has become so depressingly predictable. 5/5