Compliance with Covid restrictions has fallen to levels not seen since last autumn, with a particular drop among those who’ve recently been vaccinated, according to the results of a new Ipsos MORI survey. Six in 10 people aged 55-75 say they are not completely following the rules. Covid vaccine uptake in this age range recently hit 95% and 12 million people (also mostly within this bracket) have had two doses. The Ipsos MORI survey found that while compliance has fallen the most in recent months among those aged 55-75, this age group is still more likely than others to claim to be following the rules relating to Covid. Here are the key findings.
A new survey by Ipsos MORI shows the number of Britons who say they are following the Government’s Covid lockdown rules completely has fallen from almost half (47%) in January 2021 to just over a third (35%) now. A further 36% are following the restrictions nearly all of the time (up from 31%) while 21% are following most/half of the time (was 16%) and 6% less than half/hardly at all (little change from 4%).
Claimed adherence to the rules reached a peak in January but has now dropped back to the levels seen last autumn.
Among those aged 55-75, the number of people following the rules completely has fallen from 58% in January to four in 10 now (40%), perhaps related to the success of the vaccine programme among older people. However, overall this this age group is still more likely than younger Britons to say they are following the rules.
The Government feared that Brits would take Covid restrictions less seriously after being vaccinated and has sought ways to keep people frightened of the virus. At the beginning of April, a Government source told the Telegraph that a poster campaign was being drawn up telling grandparents (including those who’ve been vaccinated): “[If you] hug your grandchildren there is a chance you are going to infect people you love.” These findings from Ipsos MORI suggest that people are more likely to believe that the benefits of resuming normal life outweigh the risks after they’ve been vaccinated.
The survey also looked at what people will be comfortable doing when lockdown restrictions are further eased.
Once restrictions have been lifted, Britons are most comfortable meeting friends and family outside of their household (77%), with another 5% who say this is already back to normal. Overall this is an increase of eight points since February. Seven in ten (71%) would feel comfortable visiting their GP for non-Covid related issues. Two-thirds (66%) feel comfortable shopping in both supermarkets and other shops.
Six in ten (58%) workers say they will feel comfortable returning to work once restrictions are lifted, 16% say this had already returned to normal. Parents are also more likely to say they will feel comfortable sending their children to school (66%, up from 55% in February), 8% believe this is already as it was before the pandemic hit.
A majority of Britons say they will be comfortable going to the hairdressers (59%), taking holidays in the UK (61%), having people working in your home (55%) and staying overnight at a friend or family member’s house (54%). Around half would be happy visiting an indoor museum or exhibition (51%) and going to bars and restaurants (50%).
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If I was forced I would have AZ over mRNA. mRNA have never been licensed because they always run into safety concerns. That was in the risk-averse days when we tested before emergency licensing and giving to kids.
Luckily I’m not living in the medical wing of a Nazi death camp so I won’t bother with any of them.
That “spokesperson” for the EU Commission should be jailed for saying that mRNA vaccines have “proven their worth”. It’s an emergency use of a completely unlicensed gene therapy. Now it’s the only vaccine available.
AZ have more reported side effects and deaths than the Pfizer jab.
I haven’t checked but the difference in reported deaths could be statistically significant.
so far.
I’m thinking 5 or 10 years out. mRNA is truly novel and has always failed because of safety. AZ is at least a reputable technology applied slightly differently
either way – my choice can’t be based on 6 months of data
total risks = known risks + unknown risks
Also, of course,
known risks = reported risks + unreported/deliberately concealed risks
Astra sever side-affects and deaths to 01/04/21
Reactions: 440871 Fatal:472
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977006/COVID-19_vaccine_AstraZeneca_analysis_print.pdf
Pfizer sever side-affects and deaths to 01/04/21
Reactions: 124371 Fatal: 302 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977005/COVID-19_mRNA_Pfizer-_BioNTech_Vaccine_Analysis_Print.pdf
And remember folks “If It Saves Just One Life” A fallacy that obviously doesn’t apply to the NHS vaccination agenda…
Now get outdoors and clap!
Would be good to know the percentage split in numbers of vaccinations between Pfizer and AZ in the UK so we can make a judgement on how “deadly” they are compared to each other. Anyone have those numbers or know where they are?
Did you notice that they’ve set the earliest reaction date to 3-2-1921? (2nd page up top). Strange..
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977006/COVID-19_vaccine_AstraZeneca_analysis_print.pdf
And Pfizer’s is set to 3-4-1990
I wonder if that is in order to give it a rate of fatality that matches the flu?
And by the way if you have a young wife, mother or daughter… the AstraZeneca injection is causing a disorder called Vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia, (VIPIT) just in case you choose or need to go legal on a medic or authority enforcing these jabs.
On the other hand, if your mother, daughter or wife has ever taken the contraceptive pill without worrying they probably shouldn’t worry about the risk of the AZ vaccine. The number of thromboses from the pill far outstrips the AZ vaccine.
Well that’s not true. I took the pill when younger and didn’t worry. The differences were:
1) I knew about the risks and what to look out for….it’s only now that the MHRA is being more candid about the jab. They sat on their hands for a scandalous amount of time.
2) Things like high blood pressure which are known to predispose you to clotting on the pill were monitored and pill not advised for those with issues, to lower risk further…while it is not clear who is at high risk of VITT from the jab
3) there was a tangible benefit to the pill (not getting pregnant, a very high probability event in my 20s (one might say 100pct, with hindsight) and one which would have been life altering in a way I was not looking for).The pill is mostly taken by younger women under 35 ….people who are at very very very low risk of COVID harm ….so where is the tangible benefit for the jab for this age group? It’s tiny. Not remotely comparable to not getting pregnant.
Wait for the Novavax or Valvena if you need one to travel
You cannot speak of reason to the Dane
And lose your voice.
Hamlet, Act 1, scene 2.
“On the lifting of restrictions in the UK and the success of the vaccination programme so far, Dr Nabarro says: “(Some say) this is an opportunity for the UK to emerge from the pandemic, well I say ‘perhaps’.
“I have to stress that I am not 100% sure that the world is going to find it easy to vaccinate itself out of this pandemic because the emergence of variants that are capable of escaping protection of current vaccines.”
Never had a coronavirus vaccine before in 50 years of trying.
Nabarro is right in that we won’t vaccinate our way out of this and the quicker we give up the less side effects we will have to cope with. He also said the only thing lockdowns do is make the poor poorer. Looks like WHO advice is now to follow the pre-pandemic pandemic plans. A bit of handwashing and don’t visit a care home if you are ill.
Hopefully this will result in increased scrutiny by regulators of the remaining vaccines which no doubt have their own skeletons in their cupboard.
As well as kicking vaccine passports into the long grass, even if only for the time being.
Pfizers jab has Polyethylene glycol (PEG) in it…..
Just what the doctor ordered!
Sleeves up….
Antifreeze to us lay people!
Actually no, it’s ethylene glycol in antifreeze. But still wouldn’t want it.
I understood it was ethylene glycol in the Pfizer jab which is a known carcinogenic.
No, the documents say PEG. However, PEG seems not to be a particularly good thing to have added to your blood, and it’s possible for some of it to breakdown into ethylene glycol.
It’s a laxative
Shit
Absolutely correct. There will be fewer vaccinated due to shortages and the vaccine hesitancy is increasing each day although not reported in MSM.Netherlands has one of the highest vaccine hesitancy and many in health care refuse to be vaccinated. Very hard to see how Netherlands can reach high vaccination rate at all. Do you think a EU country with a low vaccine uptake would be happy to have their citizens discriminated in travel when such EU rules must be unaminous?
I’m sure Brussels has our best interests at heart, not:
“Brussels would rather prioritise Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna – both of which use mRNA technology”
The EU are so worried that they won’t be extending the contract but not so worried that they won’t use up existing stocks on the suckers next in line for jabbing ?
Exactly. This will pacify the really really dumb.
Still won’t take any of these.
Here’s the story of a young family left devastated after their mum was given the Pfizer. Obviously it’s just a coincidence.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fit-healthy-everything-live-for-20376989