Scientists from the world’s top universities have penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to build herd immunity to Covid-19 by letting it spread in young people. The anti-lockdown petition, signed by almost 30,000 people, warns that tough social distancing rules are having ‘damaging physical and mental health impacts’. Most of the … Read more
Marine experts herded a pod of five Northern bottlenose whales out of a Scottish loch ahead of Europe’s largest military exercise this weekend – before they swam back in again. The mammals have been in the firth of the Clyde for some weeks – attracting much attention when they entered a Greenock harbour last month. … Read more
Relying on the herd immunity strategy in Britain wouldn’t work because the risk of overwhelming the NHS would be too great, a study suggests. Researchers modelled how the controversial strategy, which was pondered by the UK government in March, would play out in different scenarios. They found letting the virus run rampant with no preventative rules … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty faced backlash over the ‘herd immunity’ strategy in March and asked for help to ‘calm down’ angry academics, emails show. The top experts leading Britain out of its Covid-19 crisis had a hard time backtracking from comments they made about the controversial strategy at the start of the … Read more
Has Sweden’s second wave begun? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’ Its chief epidemiologist said new measures for Stockholm could not be ruled out Anders Tegnell also claims success against winter flu has caused high death toll It comes after capital’s top health official warned region has seen surge in cases It … Read more
Has Sweden beaten coronavirus? Expert claims by refusing to shut the country down the Swedes now have ‘herd immunity’ and have avoided a second wave Sweden was only European nation not to introduce strict lockdown measures It has been recording its lowest number of Covid-19 cases since start of outbreak It has seen 28 infections per … Read more
Britain does not have herd immunity from coronavirus and must work to keep the R rate below one, top Government scientists warn in newly released meeting minutes. Blood tests revealed immunity was as low as six per cent in the UK by September 3, with research suggesting this may fall as those that have suffered … Read more
Phones 4u billionaire John Caudwell is blasted for saying government ‘should have let public build up herd immunity’ to Covid (while he resides in £250m ‘Bond villain’ mansion) Tory party donor and Phones4u co-founder John Caudwell sparked backlash Said government ‘should’ve invested money in protecting aged and vulnerable’ He made the comments on Question Time … Read more
Mooving in! Herd of longhorn cattle are returning to grade II listed Wanstead Park in east London after 150 years to help maintain rare grasslands Herd of rare cows was let out to graze at one of London’s oldest parks today Longhorn cattle were reintroduced to Wanstead Park in east London The park is near Epping Forest … Read more
The world is nowhere near achieving herd immunity against coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Michael Ryan, the no-nonsense Irish epidemiologist in charge of the WHO’s health emergencies programme, told people to stop pinning their hopes on the theory as a Covid fix-all. Scientists believe at least 70 per cent of the … Read more