The government says that, even with the start of lockdown number two, the original shielding for those classified as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) is not needed. The government guidance document says: “Since the introduction of shielding, many new measures have been introduced in our communities, including the rule of 6, COVID-secure workplaces, and the widespread use of face coverings, all of which have reduced the need for such restrictive shielding advice.”
Well, with Boris admitting that the infection rate and number of deaths is likely to be double that of the previous peak, it seems that the “new measures” etc. ain’t working. Being a CEV household, we will continue to do shielding. Too risky – TWICE as risky as before – not to do so.
How much longer will Boris go on spouting incompetent, contradictory and useless nonsense: “Our measures are working OK so you don’t need to shield, oh, the pandemic’s going to be twice as bad by the way, so you still don’t need to shield.”
Have his algorithms mutated again?