Canada ‘long way from herd immunity,’ says expert, predicting figure at 60 to 65 per cent

The estimation comes less than two months after one official predicted the country’s herd immunity goal could rise to 90 per cent in the face of more contagious variants.

Dr. Timothy Evans, pictured May 3, spearheads the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and says preliminary data suggests immunity lasts ‘for at least eight months’ after an infection. Screen capture via ParlVu

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BY PALAK MANGAT

May 3, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue, some public health restrictions could be peeled back once up to 65 per cent of Canadians receive a jab—a figure somewhat in line with another Commonwealth nation, says one expert advising the federal government.

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