There is no such thing as “Herd Immunity” for COVID-19. In this context it is a concept as antiquated as the “Earth is Flat”. The theory was based upon the work of William Farr in 1840 who ...

Herd immunity is the concept that once a majority of the population has been vaccinated or has natural immunity to an infectious disease, in this case SARS-CoV-2, life will shift back to normal.

You will note that natural infection is one of the sources of herd immunity. Because COVID-19 was a novel virus, none of us had any innate immunity unless there was some cross-activity with other ...

We don't need to reach it to defeat this pandemic. Opinion Herd immunity is not a helpful concept for covid-19. It’s time to retire it.

WASHINGTON — You may have heard the term “herd immunity” getting tossed around to get us through the pandemic. There are a few misconceptions about what it is and how it would help with ...

The concept of herd immunity is a simple one. But achieving it? Not so much. As the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the world, doctors, scientists, and government leaders alike have said ...

WASHINGTON — You may have heard the term “herd immunity” getting tossed around to get us through the pandemic. There are a few misconceptions about what it is and how it would help with ...