With news of two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, health officials and scientists are giving us new insight into how we could gain herd immunity. "If we think of the population as a ...

It's almost amusing to think of humans as part of a "herd" — a term that usually conjures up images of hoofed animals grazing in a field. Yet herd immunity is an important concept when it comes to ...

Officials vow to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations, but many questions still remain. When will we have enough people vaccinated to slow down spread of the coronavirus? An infectious disease specialist ...

Herd immunity is the name for a point in time when it's hard for a disease to spread through a group of people. The idea of herd immunity works for some diseases, such as measles. But it's a harder ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that even if a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, it still may not yield herd immunity. In an interview with the Aspen Institute on Sunday, Fauci — the U.S.'s top ...

Many scientists around the world do not think herd immunity is achievable because the coronavirus will continue to mutate, escape the protection of vaccines and infect people, Mr Ong said.

The stories are similar, regardless of where they originated. For the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has clobbered communities across the United States, with some of the hardest-hit states – like ...

An infectious disease specialist took the time to explain what herd immunity is, how it works and when it might affect the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Frank Esper works for the Cleveland Clinic Children's ...