#LiftingofMeasures

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How Vulnerable Groups are left behind in Covid

I work with difference. Covid impacts differently, and there are disparities in the pandemic, which have now become more noticeable now that all precautionary measures are lifted in the UK.

I struggle to comprehend my life now, how we got to this place, how the UK have lifted all precautionary measures and how it is possible to co-exist in a country where the vulnerable and clinically vulnerable are in their homes.

I also can’t get my head around the fact, that in the pandemic and with the current vaccines you can still catch and spread Covid, it’s not being discussed, or talked about anymore. I still can’t see how in the longer-term this can be sustained, without there having to be a rethink on whether some physical measures are reintroduced.

Whilst it is important to get back into our lives, it should have been equally available to all. We’re talking about the pandemic, and societies in which people are vulnerable. (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) There is no UK government plan for the vulnerable.

By the UK PM not continuing to implement the physical precautionary measures that can keep vulnerable groups safe in Covid, he has changed the course of history, which means the vulnerable are now locked in their homes. Ending the test and trace system has affected everyone, but it is putting the vulnerable, more in harm's way, if they catch Covid.

Requiring mask wearing in public places and public transport, can help everyone go about their lives safely without catching Covid. The reality is that the choice to lift all restrictions made by the PM of the UK has left society divided with some groups less equal than others. Being vulnerable there are times when I struggle with that concept, more than other times.

The night times are the worst and I try to reconcile again. I go to bed a little more settled, then it hits me, the house has become my institution, and I try to reconcile once more.

I need to start looking and thinking differently about this.

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