"Over the entire period of the Pandemic, the UK Government has grappled with balancing its effect on the economy with the spread of infections and fatalities.

With deaths attributed to Coronavirus passing 100k yesterday, it is easy to argue that they have not achieved either of their objectives. With deaths lagging infections and hospitalisations, it will still be weeks before any substantial improvement is seen despite the current lockdown and vaccination programme.

At almost every turn, the Prime Minister has been accused of indecision and delay and now appears to have decided to be more cautious, leaning towards ending the pandemic by ensuring that the lockdown remains in place for longer than may be considered necessary once the four most vulnerable groups have been immunised.

The balancing of the two major effects of the Pandemic has not been a unique issue for the UK. All across Europe there has been a similar dilemma with German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitting yesterday that the virus is still out of control.

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