Has anyone else noticed the less bullish news generally on Covid. I was highly skeptical when Boris announced that come June 21st we would be basically back to normal and now the words “a semblance of normality” and ” continued social distancing and use of masks” are being used with worries of a 3rd wave in July/August, which some scientists say could be as bad as the second we saw peak in January. There are articles which compare the outcomes in Israel and Chile, both of whom have a good vaccine record, but unlike Israel which has seen rates plummet, they have risen sharply in Chile. One difference is the type of vaccine used, Israel only used Pfizer, Chile a combination of Pfizer and Sinovac, from China. Now questions have been raised at how effective some of the vaccines actually are at preventing spread, including AZ, where the debate about blood clots rumbles on. None of this is great for public confidence when we get such a mixed and confusing message from central government and for those of us who have received our 1st AZ dose, a debate about the benefits of a second dose.