That's the stage we reached a while ago on our state/county (and probably the country as a whole) - we just haven't reached those vaccination numbers.So putting this all together more than one expert has suggested that the Government are now willing to let covid run free through the population and for us to achieve full heard immunity before the autumn. I see it as a dangerous gamble, but what else can be done? Continued lockdown will end large parts of the economy, the patience of the population is spent and there is nothing new to wait for.
Once you've vaccinated everyone who wants to and can be vaccinated, there's not much else you can do. At that point, you may as well open up and hope for the best.