I totally get this thread. I guess I was fortunate to see my family the last time in February 2020. in the meantime my father is in end stage dementia and my mother only saw him twice since the start of 2020 so my own chances are slim.
i have thought about going to the UK but given the complexity of the whole operation I decided to save myself the stress the 20 days leave I would require and the probably at least 2 grand needed for the whole expedition.
funnily enough I was in contact with a colleague in China who was amazed that the EU had not yet been able to vaccinate enough people yet. I was at pains to explain that here people have the right to refuse a vaccine. He didn’t get that concept but it kind of explains where we are. So given the current vaccination plan (is there one here?!) I guess I will be able to visit the UK some time in 2022. But hey happy FaceTime Easter...