Could the UK have a third COVID wave despite leading on vaccinations?
Nearly two-thirds of the UK's adults have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, making the nation one of just a few globally on its way to so-called population immunity. The UK has in turn taken steps to reopen the economy after a lockdown to tackle a deadly COVID-19 spike earlier this year. By June 21, the government hopes to lift nearly all social contact restrictions in the country. But multiple experts have warned that lifting restrictions too quickly could fuel another rise in infections and possibly a "third wave". "We can't be complacent...we've seen how this story goes," Prim...