UK here. We have a good coverage of vaccinations, most of the vulnerable are doubly vaccinated. However we are going to have a bad winter. We have just under

UK here. We have a good coverage of vaccinations, most of the vulnerable are doubly vaccinated. However we are going to have a bad winter. We have just under three times the number of ICU beds as Alabama (3.9 per 100k[1] vs the UK's 7.5 per 100k[2]) but we have a a decent number of those bed already occupied by covid patients. The vaccine isn't a magic thing that'll stop hospitals filling up. Yes, it reduces the fatality by 1/4 and length of stay of the average patient. but it won't help if all your population gets ill at the same time. The UK will almost certainly have a "fourth" wave in winter. We will have to cancel emergency care. [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/05/18/icu-bed-capacity-in-all-50-us-states-compared-infographic/?sh=679dfeac24dc https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/05/18/icu-be... [2]https://annalsofintensivecare.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/2110-5820-3-37/tables/2 https://annalsofintensivecare.springeropen.com/articles/10.1... note, these numbers are inaccurate as when there is a crisis like this the number of beds increases.