It's really unfortunate that the first injection by itself is not hugely effective against the delta variant, and the delta variant is more severe than previous

It's really unfortunate that the first injection by itself is not hugely effective against the delta variant, and the delta variant is more severe than previous variants. I'd wait until a few weeks after the second injection before considering a person to be in the reasonably safe zone from death, if they were not young enough to be in the reasonably safe zone already. I agree that the government is taking the view that the rates are low enough in aggregate. The messaging always focuses on the aggregate number as though that's all that matters. However when seen from the point of view of an individual who is in the wrong cohort, the rates are not low enough unfortunately. And such people are directly affected by how everyone else behaves. A large, planned rise in infectious other people, misleading impressions due to exponential curves and time lags, elimination of safety measures at work and the right to avoid the workplace, and elimination of safety measures on public transport, are not good for people in the wrong cohort. It might be ok if those still at significant risk could stay at home. But they are also losing the right to insist on working at home when possible.