I'm sorry to hear you haven't seen your Dad since February Deepcut.
Unfortunately, this virus will endure until there is a vaccine. Young people's attitude to party after pub closing time as shown on news coverage is shameful. However, watching a football match in a controlled environment is completely different.
The whole vaccine argument raises more questions than it gives answers.......who is going to take it? Presumably you are not advocating compulsory vaccination? Will it be successful? If so for how long? How will we know who has taken it and who hasn't? Stamps on foreheads? ID Cards? Those who have had the vaccine will be able to do things whereas those who don't take it up will still be required to take precautions?
I believe the best hope is that this thing blows itself out after a year like SAR's did. Either that or it will have "gone through" everyone in a shortish space of time.......