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Herd immunity in India is a terrible idea, says Harvard Professor
As the number of coronavirus infections increases rapidly, scientists and health experts are clear …
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Gov. Greg Abbott's claim that Texas is 'very close' to herd immunity is not 'even close' to being true, says expert
"There is no way on God's green earth that Texas is anywhere even close to herd immunity," said one…
Thomas Colson
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Dr. Fauci dismissed herd immunity for COVID-19, said US tactic should be to prevent as many infections as possible
Fauci said it's "not a fundamental strategy that we're using," after reports Trump's top health adv…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Herd immunity approach to COVID-19 is 'unethical,' the WHO says, just as the White House embraces the strategy
The WHO warned that pursuing herd immunity by allowing COVID-19 to spread was "scientifically and e…
Kate Duffy
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What is herd immunity? Why it's important for public health and how it can be achieved
Herd immunity means that more people are immune to a contagious disease than the amount that can be…
Laura Goldman,Jason McKnight
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Some states have 'unintentionally' pursued a herd-immunity strategy to control the coronavirus, experts say — and it's kind of working
States like New York and Arizona may have achieved low levels of herd immunity, but it cost of tens…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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WHO: 'We are nowhere close' to having the herd immunity needed to stop the coronavirus
Despite reports that herd immunity may be reached when 50% of the population is immune, WHO officia…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Vermont is about to become the first state to reach herd immunity. Massachusetts and Hawaii are close behind.
Vermont has administered at least one vaccine dose to nearly 75% of its population. The milestone m…
Aria Bendix
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Fauci says the vaccine-hesitant will need to get inoculated for the US to reach herd immunity
"We can get herd immunity really easily if we get everybody vaccinated," Dr. Anthony Fauci said dur…
Natalie Musumeci
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The WHO made a thinly-veiled dig at Sweden's loose coronavirus lockdown, saying 'humans are not herds' and old people are not disposable
Blood tests being done around the world suggest that fewer than 1 in 10 people has had the coronavi…
Hilary Brueck
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The developer of the AstraZeneca shot says the Delta variant has made herd immunity impossible because vaccinated people can still transmit the virus
Sir Andrew Pollard said the highly transmissible Delta variant has shattered hopes of reaching herd…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID-19 is engulfing prisons like San Quentin and it shows how letting the virus spread unchecked may only accelerate the death count and prolong the illness for those who manage to survive it
The US coronavirus death rate is around 49.5 out of 100,000 people. The death rate at San Quentin i…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Pursuing herd immunity is a non-strategy that could cause mass death without boosting the economy. A Trump adviser may be pushing for it.
If the US were to fully pursue herd immunity without a vaccine, the coronavirus could kill 2 millio…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A Johns Hopkins professor predicts the US will reach herd immunity by April, but many experts aren't so optimistic
The nation's rapid drop in coronavirus cases is evidence it's close to reaching herd immunity, Dr. …
Aria Bendix
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Coronavirus immunity can start to fade away within weeks, according to a new study which puts a 'nail in the coffin' in the idea of herd immunity
The study by King's College London, the first COVID-19 study of its kind, is the latest to cast dou…
Adam Payne
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No place on Earth is anywhere close to herd immunity for the coronavirus
Spain, France, and the US have likely seen 5% of their populations infected — a far cry from the 50…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Zika outbreak in Latin America will last for another two to three years
The study looked at mathematical models of the Zika virus. They compared data from the virus' sprea…
Lisa Ryan
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Experts say the US has turned a major corner in its coronavirus outbreak, with cases at their lowest point in 4 months
Economist Ian Shepherdson recently predicted the "effective end of the US COVID crisis" before May.
Aria Bendix
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Herd immunity in the US could be around the corner - but maintaining it is likely to be a perpetual battle
Vaccines bring the US closer to herd immunity, but more-contagious variants make the goal harder to…
Aria Bendix
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Coronavirus herd immunity may be 'unachievable' after study suggests antibodies disappear after weeks in some people
A study of more than 61,000 people in Spain found that just 5% had developed antibodies that could …