Turning the tide: Britain 'on the cusp' of hitting herd immunity with 87 per cent now having antibodies against Covid plus third wave cases are falling in EVERY age group in England and infections drop for seventh day in a row to 27,734
*Department of Health data shows Covid cases are now falling in every age group in England
*They are dropping fastest among adults in their twenties, by around 15 per cent in a day
*And are also falling among over-80s who have all received at least two doses of the Covid vaccine
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter and Jack Newman For Mailonline
Published: 11:32 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 04:31 EDT, 29 July 2021
Britain is 'very close' to achieving herd immunity against Covid, according to researchers who believe the end of the third wave is now in sight.
University College London scientists estimate 87 per cent of the country's population has some protection against the coronavirus. The team believes the marker for herd immunity now sits closer to 93 per cent, with the highly-transmissible Delta variant having shifted the goalposts.
But other experts say reaching herd immunity — when enough of the population has some immunity against the virus that it struggles to spread — against Covid is near impossible. ...
Daily MailApparently, "herd immunity" is the last thing some people want.
