I Can’t Hold Back Anymore

I’m not political…

Julian Cosky
3 min readDec 12, 2021

I don’t pretend to understand it all, so this is not me on my political soapbox.

Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

I’m also not passing judgment on the current state of the UK government. I’ll leave that to others.

However, I am on my soapbox about Covid-19 vaccinations.

This weekend the UK has moved to ‘Plan B’. A tier of restrictions aimed at stemming the rise of the Omicron variant.

  • Work from home is now strongly encouraged
  • Face masks are now compulsory on public transport, and in most public places (but not bars and restaurants)
  • The NHS Covid pass is now compulsory for access to clubs and large venues

I understand there is confusion; don’t go to work in the office but do go to eat in a restaurant.

This isn’t a lockdown, yet! The government are trying to keep the economy moving in the most sustainable way possible, given the circumstances.

If we don’t adhere to the new rules, then I’d hate to see what Plan C will look like.

Despite the UK having one of the better vaccination programmes, and now that 89% of over 12's have had their first dose, currently only 39% have had the booster.

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Julian Cosky

Husband. Father. Business Analyst. I’m also a Cub Scout Leader. Writing on Medium allows me to be me!