It may be called "Freedom Day" in England, but some people who have compromised immune systems are counting on Monday being a day of fear, as the country proceeds with its plan to lift virtually all COVID-19 restrictions. "Feels really tough and definitely there's anxiety," Hal Cohen, a double kidney transplant recipient, told CBC. England is doing away with restrictions such as limits on how many people can meet at once, physical distancing rules and a blanket mandatory mask mandate. (Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images)He is fully vaccinated but he's uncertain whether he's protected, given the medication he takes that suppresses his immune system. Cohen feels the same, particularly when he thinks of how easy it would have been for the U.K. government to keep a mandatory mask rule in public spaces.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2021 07:52 UTC