The herd immunity focus of the declaration will not be met with open arms by all. Government advisors have previously said around 60 per cent of Britain would need to be infected to achieve herd immunity — around 40million people. He explained: 'We do not know yet how long immunity will last, so achieving herd immunity may not be simple. We do not have herd immunity to the common cold despite many of us having one or more each year. 'It would have helped had the leading scientists who signed this declaration estimated achievability of herd immunity with different immune response decays.

Source: Daily Mail October 06, 2020 17:24 UTC