Vaccination and 'Demob Happy' Recipients?

There are dangers in governments 'talking up' mass vaccination programmes for Covi-19 too much. They frequently suggest that vaccines are society's way out of the strictures associated with the pandemic. Behavioural psychologist, David Halpern, suggests, however, that a substantial number of people take such statements too literally. They think that, as soon as they have had their first jab, they will be 'good to go'. They have a pent up desire to socialise with friends and family, unseen, in some cases, since the start of the pandemic (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/researchers-warn-of-another-covid-spike-if-people-mix-after-vaccine ). The best protections offered by any of the Covid-19 vaccines are only seen 12-14 days after the second dose. Plans to increase the time between the first and second doses (to maximise the number of people getting an injection of vaccine), might well result in people becoming unable to hold themselves back from socialising. It is also still medically uncertain whether being vaccinated, stops people from being able to pass the virus on to other recipients. There is consequently a danger that vaccination will lead to another spike in infections. The need for an extended period of social distancing, must be made very clear to all vaccine recipients.