Currently 0.0086% of the UK population has already had CV and 0.0004% have died from it, and the U.K. is already in meltdown. God knows what will have even if we get to 1%.
If the end game is truly the vaccine, and we have to wait 12 months for it, there is no way that we can continue to live this way, or likely with even more stringent measures.
Society will break down, there will be civil disobedience and riots. The Government cannot keep the current level of fiscal support up for a year, and there will be an economic depression like which has never been seen before.
For me, there is only one answer, and that is for the 65+ year olds and those with specific underlying risks to enter strict and enforced isolation until the vaccine is available. But, the state should provide proper support to allow this.
Everyone else gets back to work and takes there chances on the basis that if you are under 65 and have no significant underlying issues, your chances of dying are very low, especially if you are receiving appropriate medical attention if required.
The isolation of 65+ year olds will then free up the NHS for the much fewer serious cases associated with <65 year olds.