direct to your inboxThe UK is still a 'far away' from achieving herd immunity as only one in ten people are currently protected against Covid-19.Dr Susan Hopkins, Covid-19 strategic response director at Public Health England told a Downing Street press conference the UK is still far away from where it needs to be."Herd immunity is a word we use to describe the immunity we get from vaccination," she told the briefing."One in 10 people having immunity is far away from where we need to be."Dr Hopkins said the biggest job was to roll out vaccination to individuals who are at a high risk of death and hospitalisation, and then to the rest of the population."Once we've done that, then we will have herd immunity," she added."We should not be.