As soon as the virus known as CV left its country of origin (namely China) the entire world awoke to the possibility that many people were going to succumb to its attack, and probably die.
At the very start I remember
saying to my wife “This will take a vaccine and a huge international effort to sort
out.” To the great credit of our Oxford
team of scientists, a vaccine was constructed and made available in the U.K.
courtesy of the N.H.S.
Being over 70 years of age, I was fortunate to receive my painless “1st jab” fairly quickly.
After waiting for a period of 6 weeks a “2nd Jab” was delivered into my left arm, and I am very hopeful of a successful result. At the time of writing the remaining 25% of the U.K. population is lining up at hundreds of Vaccination Centres to receive their injections.
The big question now is; have we beaten it? In this country I think it is safe to say that we probable have. Most of Europe will also soon overcome the attacks, given a constant supply of vaccine.
The Third World is another matter. With its huge populations, widely spread, and almost inaccessible to hard-pressed medical teams, life will become almost unbearable for many. It’s simply a race against time, being very dependant on international goodwill.
How will the writers of history view this period of time? Take a look back at the Great Plague in 1660. Did we learn any lessons?
The world has become too
small for us to say “Let the devil take the hindmost.” We shall not be totally safe until all are safe. That in my view: is a certainty.
DT
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