Ministers hope an 'element of herd immunity' will help slow the spread of Covid infections among the young, sources have told the Daily Mail. Sources told the Mail that Department of Health officials now refer to a strategy of 'hybrid immunity', involving vaccinating older, more vulnerable people, combined with a mixture of vaccinations and infections for the young. Herd immunity is a common concept in science and refers to establishing such a high proportion of the population with antibodies that a virus finds it impossible to spread. People talk to healthcare workers before they receive their Covid-19 vaccine in NewcastleThe Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters yesterday that herd immunity 'is not a policy goal of the government'. But a senior government adviser said herd immunity was a legitimate aim.

Source: Daily Mail July 06, 2021 21:11 UTC