The third wave: Should the June unlocking go ahead?

<p>One week from today, Boris Johnson has a big decision&nbsp;to make. Is it time to declare 'freedom day' on the 21st of June? Or could the&nbsp;government be walking&nbsp;into another mistake?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/329d522b-e3cc-46d9-a553-242d74ffcd49/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>-&nbsp;</strong>Henry Zeffman, chief political&nbsp;correspondent, The Times.</p><p>- Ravi Gupta, professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Cambridge and member of NERVTAG.</p><p>- Adam Finn, professor of paediatrics at Bristol Medical School, head of Bristol Children's Vaccine Centre and member of the JCVI.</p><p>- Robert Read, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Southampton and member of the JCVI.</p><p>- Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at University College London and member of Independent SAGE.</p><p>- Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and principal investigator of the ZOE Covid symptom study app.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:&nbsp;</strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips from: Times Radio, Channel 4 News, BBC, Sky News.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>