Life after lockdown: Negotiating our way to herd immunity
Former Google strategist Paul Alexander, founder and president of London-based Alexander & Associates, argues negotiation principles could play a role in achieving herd immunity via a comprehensive Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Two vaccines are being rolled out across the UK as we speak. Care homes, once the frontline of the pandemic, are now rapidly becoming part of the solution. For Britain, the beginning of the end may be to reach vaccine herd immunity.
According to Professor Roy Anderson of Imperial College London, an epidemiologist, up to 90 per cent of adults may need to be jabbed to achieve nationwide herd immunity, depending on R-rates and vaccine efficacy. However, even 70 per cent looks challenging, with some polls estimating acceptance under 50 per cent.