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Prof Michael Baker, Covid adviser to the New Zealand government, questioned the UK’s Prime Minister’s decision to remove restrictions on Monday. “This could be categorised as herd immunity through mass infection,” he said on the BBC2 Newsnight programme.
“As an outsider – this looks like a really reckless and inconsistent policy.
“The thing that I don’t understand is that you are a world leader in vaccine development and rolling out vaccines.
“Why don’t you wait until you have vaccinated a higher proportion of the population, including children?
“That is going to give you the best chance of managing the consequences of widespread infection.”
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The JVCI also stated that “the minimal health benefits of offering universal COVID-19 vaccination to children do not outweigh the potential risks”.
Currently 36,099,727 people are fully vaccinated in the UK – 68 percent of the population.
Latest figures show that 35 percent of 18 to 30-year-olds have not had their first dose.
Mr Johnson also announced on Monday that people attending crowded venues like nightclubs will need to be fully vaccinated from the end of September, in hopes of preventing an autumn wave.
The Prime Minister told a press conference on Monday: “I don’t want to have to close nightclubs again as they have elsewhere.
“But it does mean nightclubs need to do the socially responsible thing.
“As we said last week, we do reserve the right to mandate certification at any point if it’s necessary to reduce transmission.
“And I should serve notice now that by the end of September, when all over 18s have had their chance to be double jabbed we’re planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather.”
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