There are hopes the end of the third wave may now be in sight.
The current threshold for herd immunity is 93% due to the contagious delta variant – which was originally detected in India – making the virus more transmissible.The Telegraph
: ‘In terms of herd immunity – by which we mean the virus has managed to reach everybody and therefore most people will have a level of immune memory – I suspect we’re very close to it. ‘Assuming nothing truly spectacularly leftfield happens then this pandemic is pretty much over for the UK. I suspect we will not see a major surge this winter, or any serious levels of fatalities.
‘The more we close the gap on the last 10% who haven’t had the vaccine the better we will be. Everyone will eventually meet the virus and it is far better to do so vaccinated.’
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