We were still getting to grips with the terrifying new world that we are now numb to.
Against this backdrop, work had begun on coronavirus vaccines but it was not clear when, or if, they would be ready for use.
In the 12 months since that first lockdown a lot has happened.
Not all of it has been positive.
The Kent variant of coronavirus swept the country. Taking the pandemic to terrible new heights in early January, but around the same time a frankly miraculous vaccine rollout was beginning.
Last week three and a half doses of vaccine were administered every second in England.
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