Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 8 April 2021

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

1. UK ‘to reach herd immunity’

Britain will pass the threshold required for herd immunity against Covid on Monday, according to University College London researchers. The institution’s data shows the number of people who have protection against the virus either through vaccination or previous infection will hit 73.4% on 12 April, enough to tip the country into herd immunity. The report contradicts similar studies by Imperial College London and the Office for National Statistics.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us