The unlocking of society will be a “gradual process” that requires a “cautious” approach even if the Government’s target date for removing all legal limits on social contact in England is reached on June 21, an expert has said.
Professor Anthony Harnden, deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), told BBC Breakfast of the need to “look very carefully” at what happens with the Indian variant in the next one or two weeks.
He added: “I think we need to look at that data very carefully before we completely un-lockdown.”
Prof Harnden suggested it was “better” to be on “the cautious side”, adding: “even if we do un-lockdown, if you are in a vulnerable position, particularly if you’ve not been vaccinated, you do need to carry on being cautious, even if the June 21 date goes ahead.
“So I think we’ve all got used to living within boundaries at the moment and I think it’s not an all or none, I think it will be a gradual process even if the June 21 date goes ahead.”
