Has Sweden’s second wave begun? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’ Its chief epidemiologist said new measures for Stockholm could not be ruled out Anders Tegnell also claims success against winter flu has caused high death toll It comes after capital’s top health official warned region has seen surge in cases It … Read more
Has Sweden beaten coronavirus? Expert claims by refusing to shut the country down the Swedes now have ‘herd immunity’ and have avoided a second wave Sweden was only European nation not to introduce strict lockdown measures It has been recording its lowest number of Covid-19 cases since start of outbreak It has seen 28 infections per … Read more
Britain does not have herd immunity from coronavirus and must work to keep the R rate below one, top Government scientists warn in newly released meeting minutes. Blood tests revealed immunity was as low as six per cent in the UK by September 3, with research suggesting this may fall as those that have suffered … Read more
Billionaire Tory party donor John Caudwell is facing a backlash after suggesting the government should have made the public build up herd immunity against coronavirus. The tycoon, who lives in Britain’s most expensive home – an opulent £250 million 15-bedroom Mayfair mega mansion – made the comments on Question Time as it returned to the … Read more
Could face masks build IMMUNITY to Covid-19? Scientists claim infections caused by smaller viral loads passing through a covering could be less serious and have a vaccine-like effect Masks, particularly surgical and cloth ones worn by most, are not perfect They allow small viral particles to slip through filters into people’s airways This may be … Read more
A Brazilian city where the dead bodies of coronavirus victims had to be piled up in refrigerated trucks may have reached herd immunity against the disease without a lockdown, scientists say. Manaus has witnessed a sharp but unexplained fall in Covid-19 cases, deaths and hospitalisations — despite a lack of control measures, suggesting the coronavirus … Read more
We’re still at least months away from a coronavirus vaccine – but studies suggest that that millions of people who have recovered from the infection will be protected against getting it again for at least three months. Much of the research and discussion of coronavirus immunity has focused on antibodies, with some suggesting these SARS-CoV-2-specific … Read more
Just one-in-16 people in England were infected with Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, a major study has found. The figure, which accounts for around six per cent of the population, was discovered after scientists from Imperial College London sent out 100,000 home anti-body testing kits to volunteers between June 20 and July 13. … Read more
Herd immunity does not work as a Covid strategy, research suggests. Sweden, which never imposed a national lockdown, claimed herd immunity would protect its population. This tactic would have meant so many people contracting and becoming resistant to Covid that it would no longer spread. But analysis by University College London suggests the nation is … Read more
Hopes that Covid-19 survivors have long-lasting immunity is growing as scientists now believe crucial disease-fighting stay in the body for many years. Leading immunologists said T cells – a type of white blood cell in the immune system – are produced by almost everyone infected with the coronavirus. Until now most of the attention on … Read more