We won’t let vaccines create unhealthy incentives that make issues worse

We’re beginning to vaccinate our means out of the pandemic, however we should not let that make us complacent concerning the underlying issues, writes Graham Lawton

By Graham Lawton

I RECEIVED the primary dose of my covid-19 vaccine a few weeks in the past, and it felt like a second of liberation. By coincidence, it went into my arm on the anniversary of the announcement of the UK’s first nationwide lockdown. As I write, we’re eagerly anticipating the gradual lifting of the third such lockdown and the return of some freedoms: a stroll with buddies, a drink within the pub, a swim in a lido.

The UK’s well-organised vaccine roll-out has performed an enormous half in bringing us up to now and we’re indebted to the Nationwide Well being Service – though …