we re back where we were. i want to consider where we were with covid and where we are, and look what we ve learnt about this virus in 2021. back injanuary, wealthier nations had onlyjust started their vaccine roll outs. this was israel. the pandemic death toll passed two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be the worst weeks of this pandemic. and, amid all this, the who had a message of defiant hope. this was from february. i don t want to ask people to hide under their desks or duvets in fear. actually, i want people to be connecting with each other and saying, you know, this is a virus that s particularly nasty. but it is within our power to be able to resist it. almost 12 months on, have we shown we can resist it? to answer that, we need to look at how this pandemic
it s not done with us. to put it mildly this is not where we hoped we d be. ifeel like we re. it s 2020 all over again, in a way, you know? we re back where we were. in a way, you know? i want to consider where we were with covid and where we are, and look what we ve learnt about this virus in 2021. back injanuary, wealthier nations had onlyjust started their vaccine roll outs. this was israel. the pandemic death toll passed two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be the worst weeks of this pandemic. and, amid all this, the who had a message of defiant hope. this was from february. i don t want to ask people to hide under their desks or duvets in fear. actually, i want people to be connecting with each other and saying, you know, this is a virus that s
two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be the worst weeks of this pandemic. and, amid all this, the who had a message of defiant hope. this was from february. i don t want to ask people to hide i under their desks or duvets in fear. actually, i want people to be connecting with each other and saying, you know, this is a virus that s particularly nasty. but it is within our power to be able to resist it. almost 12 months on, have we shown we can resist it? to answer that, we need to look at how this pandemic and our understanding of it have evolved this year. certainly on one thing, there s been no change we were told the vaccines worked, and they do. in the uk, as vaccinations increased, the number of hospitalizations dropped dramatically. the number of deaths dropped dramatically, too,
started their vaccine roll outs. this was israel. the pandemic death toll passed two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be the worst weeks of this pandemic. and, amid all this, the who had a message of defiant hope. this was from february. i don t want to ask people to hide under their desks or duvets in fear. actually, i want people to be connecting with each other and saying, you know, this is a virus that s particularly nasty. but it is within our power to be able to resist it. almost 12 months on, have we shown we can resist it? to answer that, we need to look at how this pandemic and our understanding of it have evolved this year. certainly on one thing, there s been no change we were told the vaccines worked, and they do. in the uk, as vaccinations increased, the number of hospitalizations dropped
in a way, you know? we re back where we were. i want to consider where we were with covid and where we are, and look what we ve learnt about this virus in 2021. back injanuary, wealthier nations had onlyjust started their vaccine roll outs. this was israel. the pandemic death toll passed two million, and the number of cases reached 100 million. in the uk, the infection rate was rising, as was the pressure on hospitals. we have a very significant problem. the next few weeks will be the worst weeks of this pandemic. and, amid all this, the who had a message of defiant hope. this was from february. i don t want to ask people to hide under their desks or duvets in fear. actually, i want people to be connecting with each other and saying, you know, this is a virus that s particularly nasty. but it is within our power to be able to resist it. almost 12 months on, have we shown we can resist it? to answer that, we need to look at how this pandemic and our understanding of it have