How many people need to be vaccinated to get back to normal?

Herd immunity percentage is not a ‘magic threshold’

Margaret Keenan
Margaret Keenan was the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
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Boris Johnson has said he cannot see any reason “at the moment” to alter his roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions.

The prime minister was speaking in Downing Street today after shops, gyms and outdoor areas of pubs and restaurants were allowed to reopen on Monday.

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