This is a petition started by three scientists on 4th October calling for governments to adopt a policy of ‘focused protection’ when it comes to Covid-19. They believe those most at risk should be offered protection — although it shouldn’t be mandatory — and those not at risk, which is pretty much everyone under sixty five without an underlying health condition, should be encouraged to return to normal. In this way, the majority will get infected and then recover, gradually building up herd immunity, and that in turn will mean the elderly and the vulnerable no longer have to hide themselves away. According to these experts, this is the tried and tested way of managing the risk posed by a new infectious disease, dating back thousands of years.

You can read the petition statement and sign the declaration by visiting The Great Barrington Declaration at https://gbdeclaration.org.

There is no news on a final decision concerning the work to be done on the church. There is to be a further meeting of the trustees on 11th November. Myself and Deacon John are keeping an eye on things and will update you soon on the situation.

If you haven’t managed to contribute to the World Mission Collection yet, then don’t worry. I will keep this open for another week or so after we get back together.