UK herd immunity

Britain will pass the threshold for herd immunity on April 12, according to dynamic modelling by University College London (UCL), placing more pressure on the Government to move faster in releasing restrictions. According to the UCL results published this week, the number of people who have protection against the virus, either through vaccination or previous infection, will hit 73.4 per cent next Monday, enough to tip the country into herd immunity. The number is in stark contrast to the modelling released by Imperial College this week, which suggested there was just 34 per cent protection by the end of March.

Britain has recorded more than 127,000 Covid-19 deaths.