Those COVID numbers again It is reassuring to read that nine out of 10 new COVID cases are in unvaccinated people (July 6), although in no way does one not feel for anybody succumbing to the virus, irrespective of their circumstances. Hopefully, the vaccines will continue to protect as – inevitably – new variants will emerge so long as global protection continues to elude. Meanwhile, we welcome back the hordes of English language students (one assumes subsidised at €300 a pop, at taxpayers’ expense). No social distancing; no masks (young people are presumably unvaccinated, they are in groups far superior than the requisite two, etc.).