A leading scientist has warned Britain will have to continue living with a "substantial" death rate as the fight against coronavirus continues.
Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said society will, however, "get back to normal" in time and the country has already seen the worst.
He added that when the country was thrust into lockdown last year there was "conflicting advice" and experts continually failed to learn lessons as the pandemic progressed. "I think, you know, given the societal trade-offs, we are going to have to live with a degree of mortality that will be substantial," he told Times Radio. "I think it will get less over time as more people get vaccinated, and as more