Painful 2020 has U-turned into more painful 2021

Happy New Year.

The first month of this new year has not shown a great deal of light, although three vaccines in active use globally provide a tinge of optimism.

The program to get the vaccine in people's arms is a huge one, as is the restarting of the economy, but the spread and mutation of the virus is seemingly moving at a faster pace than that of politicians.

The BBC states that British vaccination efforts might be hampered by a global shortage of glass vials to store vaccines, lengthy safety checks and the training of sufficient numbers of trained vaccinators.

Hoteliers also need an injection.