Despite being nearly two years into the pandemic, at the moment it feels like we’ve never been we’ve never been more uncertain about what’s happening and what the future might look like.

The messaging around Covid-19 is as confusing as ever and wreaking havoc with our mental health. Yesterday, the same day the scientist behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine said the worst of the pandemic was “absolutely behind us,” the prime minister told a news conference: “Anyone who thinks our battle with Covid is over is profoundly wrong.”

The World Health Organisation says that it’s seen more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms than previous variants, but cases continue to hit new records daily and hospital trusts are declaring critical incidents across the country.

When the pandemic took hold back in March 2020, hardly any of us would have believed that we’d still be dealing with the physical, mental and emotional implications of coronavirus in 2022.

The continuous mixed-messaging, so many unknowns and what feels like hourly changes has left most of us wondering how we’re supposed to cope with a constantly changing finish line.

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