Herd immunity could protect us from COVID-19—in theory. Infectious disease experts explain
As the United States surpassed 200,000 coronavirus deaths recently, many are asking one simple question: When will it end?
Sep 28, 2020
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As the United States surpassed 200,000 coronavirus deaths recently, many are asking one simple question: When will it end?
Sep 28, 2020
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Results from the first phase of a COVID-19 antibody study in Los Angeles County have been published today in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 19, 2020
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The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less—if any—dramatic disruption ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Herd immunity—when the prevalence of immunity to a virus in a population reaches "herd" levels (enough people are resistant to keep an epidemic from growing)—has been considered by some countries as a strategy to combat ...
Aug 26, 2020
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An important factor in achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is is how long the vaccines protect you.
Aug 30, 2021
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19?
Feb 23, 2022
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According to a widely cited forecasting study, relaxed social distancing rules will lead to a two-fold increase in deaths from COVID-19. Predicting how much the mortality will increase, however, is fraught with huge uncertainties, ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Researchers at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have announced a new blood test for neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and have formed public and private partnerships to begin ...
May 19, 2020
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(HealthDay)—On the front lines of the war against COVID-19, masks have become a flashpoint.
Jul 22, 2020
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A surprising new study upends the notion that antibodies passed from mother to fetus protect infants from measles for as much as a year.
Nov 21, 2019
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