Vaccinating every single person in the UK will not be enough to achieve herd immunity, a new study claims. Analysis from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found the highly-virulent B.1.1.7 strain, which emerged in Kent in September, has made it impossible to ever achieve herd immunity with the current effectiveness of authorised vaccines. The … Read more
Before Covid, before our daily lives changed so dramatically, our immune system was not something most of us gave much serious thought to — while many people would express the desire for a trimmer waist, for example, or ‘to get healthier’, few would talk specifically about getting their immune system into shape. But there’s no … Read more
Tier Four restrictions had little effect on cutting down rates of Covid in London — despite data suggesting that parts of the capital could be close to developing herd immunity against coronavirus because so many people are thought to have been infected. Analysts believe as many as half of people in some boroughs in the … Read more
‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson has revealed that London could already have herd immunity against the coronavirus which will help life ‘get back to normal’ by autumn. Ferguson, whose grim predictions of 500,000 deaths in the UK convinced the government to implement the first lockdown, told The Sunday Times he believes there will soon be a slowdown … Read more
It is a perennial health question that has never seemed more relevant: just how can we boost our immune system and give ourselves the best fighting chance against infection? Thousands of books, articles and blogs have been written on the subject (unsurprisingly, more than ever in the past 12 months), making audacious claims about specific regimes, … Read more
A new antibody treatment with the potential to give people instant immunity after being exposed to Covid-19 and prevent illness is being trialled by British scientists in the UK. The drug would offer immediate and long-term protection to patients when it would be too late to offer a vaccine, potentially saving thousands of lives. It … Read more
Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr Anthony Fauci said 85% of Americans will need to get coronavirus vaccines for the U.S. to achieve ‘herd immunity’ This occurs when enough of the population is immunized or has recovered from the illness so … Read more
People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second time that they could be given ‘immunity certificates’ after a vaccine or confirmed illness, SAGE says By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:48 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 17:02 GMT, 4 December 2020 People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second … Read more
Michael Gove DENIES that Britons will need ‘immunity certificates’ to go to the pub – despite vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi suggesting they could be required Nadhim Zahawi suggested restaurants & bars might reject people without a jab Michael Gove insisted people would not need to show proof to be let into pubs Airlines have already … Read more
Britons who have been vaccinated against Covid could get an ‘immunity passport’ on the NHS app, the boss of Test and Trace has said. Baroness Dido Harding told NHS bosses that her team was looking at updating the contact tracing app to also display vaccination status. Immunity passports have been touted as a way to … Read more