When people say that we won't reach "herd immunity" to COVID-19, they are usually referring to an ideal of "full" population immunity: when so many people are immune that, most of the time, there is no community transmission.
Jun 14, 2021
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Scientists at Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute have compared the health costs for Western Australia's suppression response to COVID-19 with those expected under a herd immunity policy.
Jun 14, 2021
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Vaccination of children must be part of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout if Australia is to have any chance of reaching herd immunity, say leading experts in InSight+, the weekly news magazine of the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jun 7, 2021
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When COVID-19 first began spreading, public health and medical experts began talking about the need for the U.S. to reach herd immunity to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Experts have estimated that between 60% and 90% ...
May 14, 2021
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In early 2020, during the first thrashes of the pandemic, we were all talking about herd immunity.
May 4, 2021
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(HealthDay)—While more than half of American adults have gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, many scientists and public health experts now believe that herd immunity cannot be reached in the foreseeable future.
May 3, 2021
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More than half of Europe's population should have received the coronavirus vaccine in the next two months, allowing governments to consider easing lockdown rules for those who've been immunized, the head of German pharmaceutical ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott caused a stir recently when he said his state was "very close" to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19, that much-discussed but often-misunderstood goal that we've all been anticipating for months. ...
Apr 21, 2021
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To win the battle against the pandemic, kids will be vital.
Apr 1, 2021
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Europe could have herd immunity against COVID-19 by July, a European Union commissioner has said, as incoming jabs are expected to speed up the continent's sluggish vaccine rollout.
Mar 22, 2021
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