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The UK will reach the threshold of herd immunity against Covid-19 on April 12, according to modelling by University College London, as vaccines “break the link” between cases and deaths.
Scientists said the proportion
of people who have protection against the virus – either through vaccines, natural immunity or through previous infection – will hit 73.4 per cent next Monday.
A separate study by Imperial College London found infections had fallen by about 60 per cent since February – but the data suggests the decline is levelling off.
While the decline in cases had stalled – possibly caused by
the reopening of schools and increased social mixing – deaths did not follow the same pattern.