Despite the success of the rollout, the vaccine is not a 'get out of jail free card', they say, warning of 'big blocks of risk'.
Daily cases are about one-tenth of their peak, hospitals are resuming normal activity, and the vaccine rollout has been an unqualified success.They'll have some immunity by the time non-essential retail opens, and pubs and restaurants start outdoor service, on 12 April.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerIt is people under the age of 60 who are most likely to drive transmission of the virus - people who, by and large, won't be immunised until later in the spring and early summer.The vaccines are good, but not perfect. There will still be deaths; how many depends on the spread of the virus.
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