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COVID is not over.

Not at all.

On this day last year there were 33,000 new infections, the rate being so high was the reason the country had gone into lockdown again. The infection rate 12 months last was 9,000 higher, and yet, life is almost back to normal, int hat shops and bars are open, sporting events are taking place and people are travelling to work.

But COVID is there still.

Not only the infections, but there were 195 deaths, including a child under the age of 6, whose death could have been avoided with vaccination and social distancing when schools returned in September.

But no such preparations were made, instead the policy was to infect the school population, despite amny would fall ill, some would suffer long COVID and a few would die.

Deliberate policy.

Infect children.

But the Conservatives are the party of the family and nation.