It’s clearly the case that the public line about 70% herd immunity is still out there, but I think my broader point is served by that report. They have the obligatory ‘herd immunity is reached at 70% and there may be no immunity conferred’ caveat but then the actual model implies that in a worst case scenario 30% of the UK gets infected. You might speculate that they consulted the modellers for the model but not for the rest of it.
It’s clearly the case that the public line about 70% herd immunity is still out there, but I think my broader point is served by that report. They have the obligatory ‘herd immunity is reached at 70% and there may be no immunity conferred’ caveat but then the actual model implies that in a worst case scenario 30% of the UK gets infected. You might speculate that they consulted the modellers for the model but not for the rest of it.