Action on Covid-19
France has seen an upturn in Covid cases and hospitalisations since mid-November, but low response to a booster jab drive (the government reckons only 21% of over-80s and 37% of those aged 60-79 are “adequately protected” by recent vaccination or mild infection). Covid death counts there remain low so far, and in Britain and many other countries as much concern focuses on Strep A, scarlet fever, flu, RSV, etc., infectious diseases especially hitting young children for which immunity may have declined due to lockdowns. But an ill-managed exit from ultra-lockdowns in China could create a huge...