“I’m now fully vaccinated, as is my older son. So I feel a little hopeful.
“The tragedy is of such a scale that it almost seems pointless to say that I was unwell too. But as time passes, I realise more and more exactly how lucky I was.”
After contracting the virus and having his vaccinations, a blood test revealed that Rushdie had antibodies to protect him from further infection. Since then, the author and essayist has remained in seemingly good health.
With no Covid restrictions still in place in the UK, statistics provided on June 1 showed that 35,473 people in England had tested positive in the last seven days. There are also still some being admitted to hospital with the virus.
In fact, scientists have warned that over the upcoming Platinum Jubilee weekend, cases of Covid could rise by up to 50 percent across the UK.
This is mostly due to people mixing closely for parties and gatherings combined with weakened immunity as it has been a substantial amount of time since people received a vaccination.
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