In a SkyNews interview, UK PM Boris Johnson said the reduction in COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations is not due to the vaccine program, but to the lockdowns.

Given that every other country has touted the safety and efficacy of the vaccines (and the statistics that are – at best – inconclusive regarding the effectiveness of lockdowns), maybe the UK government's response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus really has been less about public safety and more about subjugation.