引用 @油价刚需 发表的: Coronavirus: Millions of Britons will need to contract COVID-19 for 'herd immunity' Sir Patrick Vallance tells Sky News about 60% of people will need to become infected in order for the UK to enjoy "herd immunity". Greg Heffer, political reporter Greg Heffer Political reporter @GregHeffer
Friday 13 March 2020 11:26, UK COVID-19CORONAVIRUS WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 12: A member of the public is swabbed at a drive through Coronavirus testing site set up in a car park on March 12, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. The National Health Service facility has been set up in a car park to allow people with NHS referrals to be swabbed for Covid-19. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Image: A member of the public is swabbed at a drive through testing site
Why you can trust Sky News Millions of Britons will need to contract coronavirus in order to control the impact of the disease which is likely to return "year on year", the government's chief scientific adviser has told Sky News.
Around 60% of the UK population will need to become infected with coronavirus in order for society to have "herd immunity" from future outbreaks, Sir Patrick Vallance said.
Herd immunity is the resistance to a contagious disease within a population because enough people have become immune, and so it is harder for it to spread.
There is currently no vaccine available for coronavirus.
So far, 10 people in the UK who have had COVID-19 - the disease which develops from coronavirus - have died.
Patrick Vallance still Image: Sir Patrick says most of population need to get coronavirus to achieve herd immunity The number of confirmed cases in the UK reached 590 on Thursday - up by 134 in 24 hours, although Sir Patrick believes the actual number of people infected in the UK at the moment could be between 5,000 and 10,000.
Sir Patrick described COVID-19 as a "nasty disease" but stressed most people would only experience a "mild" illness.
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"We think this virus is likely to be one that comes year on year, becomes like a seasonal virus," he told Sky News.
"Communities will become immune to it and that's going to be an important part of controlling this longer term.
"About 60% is the sort of figure you need to get herd immunity."
What are the four stages of government's plan? What are the four stages of government's plan? Despite suggestions the death rate from coronavirus could be around 1% of those infected, Sir Patrick said estimating how many might die was "difficult" because there may be many more people that haven't been detected yet.
"That's why some of the new tests that are being developed now are going to be so important, so we can really understand how this disease is spreading and we don't have a handle on that yet," he added.
Sky’s Thomas Moore explains how countries around the world are preparing to contain COVID-19
How to contain a global pandemic The World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic following the spread of coronavirus across many countries.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday confirmed the government is entering the second phase of its response to COVID-19 - moving from trying to contain the virus to delaying its spread.
Anyone with a new persistent cough or a high temperature will now have to self-isolate and stay at home for seven days, while schools have been urged to cancel planned trips abroad.
Sir Patrick is helping to oversee the government's response to coronavirus and defended the UK's strategy in dealing with the disease.
Prime minister Boris Johnson has called the coronavirus pandemic 'the worst public health crisis in a generation'.
PM: Those with symptoms should isolate for seven days Ministers are facing growing questions about why the UK isn't acting in a similar way to other European countries, such as France and Italy, who have taken measures ranging from banning large gatherings to quarantining the entire population.
Sir Patrick said the UK is "a little bit behind" where the coronavirus outbreak is in other countries due to early action in tracing and isolating those who are infected.
"What we don't want to do is to get into kneejerk reactions where you have to start doing measures at the wrong pace because something's happened," he added.
"So we're trying to keep ahead of it, we're trying to lay out the path so people can see what the actions are that are being advised."
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Sir Patrick also described Thursday's action taken by Mr Johnson as "a very big measure", adding: "It's going to have quite a big impact across a number of people, a number of households, a number of people.
"I don't think that's a trivial measure at all."
Banning mass gatherings and isolating entire households are the next steps being considered by the government, Sir Patrick revealed.
But, he argued, most of the transmission of coronavirus occurs in small gatherings rather than larger gatherings.
英国官方:我们无能为力
英国议院:我们不接受这种解释
英国官方:我们做了一个让大部分公民获得免疫力的计划
英国议院:OK,批款!
质疑了,找了一下新闻,应该是真的
是真的,英国同学还说政府讨论不停学
篮球届终于出了一个能与本泽马抗衡的人物
是真的啊,你不能看他像假的就觉得别人做不不出来,而且不停课感染了不给治疗
西风
中国???
这是真的
百度一下,你就知道
这是真的
英国和美国是一种策略
不同之处是美国在努力忽悠,英国更光棍
凤凰网也是自媒体?
大国雅量辛大人!
不是突然。
特🐴你们谁来说一句准话啊,你一句我一句的,到底是不是有意要产生群体免疫啊
就是真的
公知就是你吧?
这次 真的太惨了
咱们结婚吧
是真的啊,我朋友在英国读书 也说了
练级完成,水火不侵,还能剩下测试的钱。
凤凰网某些新闻掐头去尾带节奏不少
2.国家健康体系完善 人均医疗服务水平高才敢这么做。
发了有人也看不懂🐶
凤凰网怎么了
可怕
电影也不敢这么拍
虽然没明说,但是意思是这么个意思
满意你头像
英超停了
上次看新闻还没有出现复阳的继续传染别人的案例, 暂时就还好
英格兰的土地是自由的!
今天lunch恰牛肉?🐶
也会带来折磨?
是真的,他们的想法就是通过大部分人感染来自己获得抗体来达到与病毒的共生,因为他们觉得无法完全消灭病毒
因为这段话就是昨天鲍里斯演讲的原意,凤凰网不过是汇编了下。
好面的人我见过,这么好面的国家我算是认识了
你被人灭了。。。
利物浦是冠军