Colman Noctor: Keeping the peace during a Covid Christmas
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The words of Judy Garland’s famous Christmas song needs a few amendments to chime with the times we are living in. “Faithful friends who are dear to us (and vaccinated), gather near to us (within two metres) once more. Through the years, we'll (hopefully) always be together. If the fates (and public health) allow”.
Entertaining family members over Christmas has always been a stressful event, but it's even more complex with the new Covid restrictions in place. Working out the permitted number of people from various households means extra considerations need to go into the planning. This is not made any easier by confusing terms like ‘guidance’ and ‘mandatory’, not to mention the divisive issue of the vaccination status of your guests.
