A NEW Covid wave could hit as school and office workers return next month. Scientists fear case and hospitalisation rates will surge into September, based on the current trends. Professor Neil Ferg…
has been set for next Monday in the hope that teenagers will be protected with one dose by the time they return to school.
Asked about this, Prof Ferguson said: “To some extent we have this population immunity which is putting this downward pressure on virus – whether it’s ever going to be enough to stop transmission is an open question. In a further step to normality, fully-vaccinated adults will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has Covid.
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