COVID-19: Third wave definitely underway in UK, says vaccine expert as it adds over 10,000 cases for third day

The vaccine expert said that the sooner they can get second doses into older people, the 'less of a hospitalisation' they'll see this time around. 

New Delhi: The third wave of COVID-19 is 'definitely' underway in the United Kingdom (UK), a vaccine expert said as it added over 10,000 coronavirus cases for the consecutive third day on Saturday (June 19, 2021). "It's going up, perhaps we can be a little bit optimistic it's not going up any faster, but nevertheless it's going up, so this third wave is definitely underway," Professor Adam Finn, who advises on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), was quoted as saying by PTI news agency. He also said that the race is firmly on between the COVID-19 vaccine programme, particularly getting older people's second doses done, and the Delta variant (first found in India) third wave.