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Public Health, Viral Variants and Vaccinations: Liverpool Responds February 22
Twelve months ago, UK schools were bustling, shops were open, offices full and the media was considering how China could contain a viral outbreak that began in a city few outside the country had heard of.
What started as another infectious disease – see Ebola, MERS, SARS – in a far off clime soon became a threat to daily life in the UK; and within weeks the Government had acted.
Schools closed, office staff were sent home, and shop and hospitality employees – alongside others in public facing sectors – began receiving 80% of their salary from the Government, in return for not going to work.