According to research, Britain must vaccinate two million a week to avoid a third wave of COVID-19

(Reuters) – Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) concludes.

According to a report from Reuters, there have been more than 71,000 deaths in the UK from the coronavirus and more than 2.3 million cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded as of late Monday.

“The most stringent intervention scenario with tier 4 England-wide and schools closed in January and 2 million individuals vaccinated per week is the only scenario we considered that would reduce IC peak loads below levels that was observed during the first wave, ”the study said.

“In the absence of a substantial rollout of vaccines, cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths in 2021 could be greater than in 2020.”

An accelerated intake of two million vaccinees per week “is expected to have a much greater impact,” bit.ly/3o9l2MJ added. The study has yet to be peer reviewed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his scientific advisers have said that a variant of the coronavirus, which could be up to 70% more transmissible, spread quickly in Britain, although it is not thought to be more deadly or cause more serious disease.

That led to strict social blending measures for London and South East England, while plans to lighten curbs across the country during Christmas were either drastically scaled back or scrapped altogether.

In the media over the weekend, it was reported that the UK will introduce the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine starting January 4, with the approval of the country’s medical regulator within days.

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to market the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.

The UK government said on Thursday that 600,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine since the vaccinations began.