Britain officially no longer in a pandemic

Great news and let us all hope that the doom and gloom merchants don't try and keep us all locked up for much longer.
All of us have suffered enough in one way or another. The vaccines really are working. I do hope that when the honours are announced, the people that developed the vaccines get recognised.

Here in Germany it's not improving. The daily figures are not going down at all. Schools are tentatively re-opening but I bet they'll be shut again next week.

I'll take that news as positive. Even brilliant.
I knew it would come one day. For those who are not scared or full of doom and gloom, for those who are not bereaved, it is time to move on.
In my opinion, vaccination was the turning point.

We are in a pandemic that will last at least another couple of years. What happens in the UK is good news, but should not be exaggerated. The Telegraph is not a scientific journal, nor a trustworthy source these days.

From the Telegraph today:

“BRITAIN is no longer in a pandemic, experts said, as data showed the vaccination programme was reducing symptomatic Covid infections by up to 90 per cent.

In the first large real-world study of the impact of vaccinations, researchers found the rollout was having a major impact on both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases.

Sarah Walker, professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at Oxford and chief investigator on the Office for National Statistics Covid-19 infection survey, said Britain had “moved from a pandemic to an endemic situation”, where the virus was circulating at a low, largely controllable level.”

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Now we just want the rest of the world to catch up.
It’s not over yet but lucky for us in Britain we have cause to celebrate!

Great news, especially on St George’s Day ??????? (thinking Oxford vaccine - yes I know it was a collaboration of scientists, but ours have done so well, at cost with Kate Bingham in charge of procurement for the UK).

I hope the daily tv stop now or just once a week. Actually, they might have done already? I haven’t been tuning in at 5pm for ages.

Pandemic means world wide spread so no, until the planet is safe we aren't.
Australia and New Zealand have contained the virus by closing borders and tight quarantine restrictions.
Yes, we can relax a little and that is great news obviously, but the situation in India is horrific.
We must not be complacent.

Hooray!!!
We are having our second jab today, so lucky.

Esspee it’s the news that we have all been eagerly awaiting.

Thank goodness for the scientists worldwide ??????

Yes,I looked on Zoe to and a few areas of concern but overall good. Long may it last?. Countries such as India look beyond horrific. Until Covid is globally controlled we still have a long journey ahead. Dont mean to be gloomy, it is positive news for UK.

Sorry, Esspee! So excited, I missed an 's'!

Alleluia! Wonderful news, Espee! ??☀️

That is wonderful!

Note of caution though. I notice on Zoe that there are still hot spots and one in Wales in particular seems to have been spreading this past week. There are other areas too where it has popped up, but on the whole the country is looking good.

And breathe ????????