I looked back at the conditions for the grand reopening and how they kit with where were are now. Here's my take;
- Vaccination programme continues to go to plan - We seem to be steady going but clearly, the more we have vaccinated the better
- Evidence shows vaccines are reducing deaths and numbers requiring hospital treatment - weak but growing stronger evidence
- Infection rates do not risk surge in hospital admissions - hospitalisations are going up in the worst hit regions. The big question is by how much as we are still on the upwards curve
- New variants do not change the risk of lifting restrictions - Unfortunately, the Delta variant came along a little late in the day so this we're not sure about