Vaccine passports will be a short-term ‘bridge to freedom’ before full herd immunity by this autumn

Revealed: Vaccine passports will be a short-term ‘bridge to freedom’ before full herd immunity by this autumn (as 63% of voters back their use) Ministers planning to use vaccine passports as a short-term ‘bridge to freedom’ The passports will allow the return of mass public gatherings in the summer ‘Covid status certificates’ will not likely … Read more

Coronavirus immunity could last DECADES for some people – but only days for others

COVID-19 survivors’ immunity could last DECADES for some – but it only last days for others and 11% never develop ANY protection from reinfection, study suggests Researchers looked at blood samples of 164 previously infected COVID-19 patients in Singapore Around 11% never had detectable levels of neutralizing antibodies while about 55% had levels wane within … Read more

Facebook flags WSJ op-ed on ‘herd immunity’ by Johns Hopkins professor as ‘fake news’

The Wall Street Journal has claimed that Facebook fact-checkers relied on ‘opinion and not facts’ after an op-d written by Johns Hopkins professor Dr Marty Makary (pictured) was flagged last week. The Wall Street Journal has revealed that Facebook fact-checkers relied on ‘opinion and not facts’ when they flagged an op-ed that was written by … Read more

Britain and the US could achieve herd immunity through Covid vaccines before the end of 2021

Britain and the US may be on the cusp of herd immunity by the end of 2021 thanks to their speedy Covid vaccine roll-outs, data suggested today. But forecasters analysing the current pace of the global inoculation drive have warned Germany, France and Italy must rapidly speed up to reach the same threshold. Herd immunity … Read more

Johns Hopkins doctor claims the US will reach herd immunity by April

Johns Hopkins professor Dr Marty Makary has made a bold claim: ‘We’ll have herd immunity by April,’ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial.   Dr Makary estimates that the U.S. will have herd immunity by then, driven by the high, but underestimated, number of people who have been infected already and vaccination.  ‘Some medical … Read more

Expert says herd immunity may be achieved by summer if we can get 40% of the population vaccinated

Experts say it is possible that the U.S. may achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus as early as July. In a video for MedPage Today, Dr Monica Gandhi, of the University of California San Francisco, said the nation will only be able to curb virus spread between vaccination coverage and natural immunity. There are currently … Read more

Coronavirus vaccines could be tweaked to spark immunity against new variants in just three weeks

Coronavirus vaccines could be tweaked to spark immunity against new variants in just three weeks, a top scientist has said. Professor Robin Shattock, an Imperial College London scientist who is working on booster shots, said experts could rapidly adapt the current crop of jabs. He added antibodies triggered by jabs based on the old virus … Read more

Fauci says 85% of U.S. population will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for ‘herd immunity’ 

Fauci says 85% of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the U.S. to reach ‘herd immunity’ Dr Anthony Fauci said 85% of Americans will need to get coronavirus vaccines for the U.S. to achieve ‘herd immunity’ This occurs when enough of the population is immunized or has recovered from the illness so … Read more

Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity for presidents

Vlad breathes easy: Russian politicians approve lifetime immunity from prosecution for presidents following reforms announced by Putin The draft legislation would expand Putin’s immunity to cover his whole lifetime  It was part of a package of reforms approved in a referendum last summer  The reforms would also allow Putin, 68, to run for two more … Read more

De La Rue ‘in discussions’ about producing Covid immunity documents

De La Rue ‘in discussions with several governments’ about producing Covid immunity travel documents By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 25 November 2020 Banknote maker De La Rue is in discussions with several governments about Covid immunity certificates as it hopes to play a … Read more