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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Fauci is criticizing a group of scientists that supports the concept of “herd immunity,” which the White House is using to encourage the reopening of America. Skip Navigation.

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.

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 ...