Dr. Fauci, along with two of his colleagues, writes in a journal on the concept of herd immunity and COVID-19. Buckle up; it will be a bumpy ride, at least in the media. “A herd immunity threshold is ...

What started out as a breakout in one country has turned into a pandemic that has taken the lives of well over 11,000 people across the globe. In its early stages, COVID-19 was often compared to the ...

As of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 1,700 measles cases, the most in ...

Herd immunity is a topic that has come up a lot as a possible way to end the COVID-19 pandemic. And, while numbers have been thrown around in the past about what portion of the population needs to be ...

Allowing the virus to grow unchecked would create unthinkable loss of life. On June 26, Dr. Anthony Fauci announced it's "unlikely" that a COVID-19 vaccine with 70-75% efficacy taken by two-thirds of ...

Remember herd immunity, the early aspirational goal of our COVID strategy? It has arrived, at least according to some recent findings of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR). The ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Have we reached herd immunity for COVID-19? Three years ago, at the onset of the pandemic, there was a lot of talk about “herd immunity.” Some experts thought that once we reached it ...

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 proposed a ...

The ongoing measles outbreak has reached three states and serves as a stark reminder of the vital role that herd immunity plays in safeguarding our communities. Originating in Gaines County, Texas, ...

I, as far as I can tell, have not yet been infected by the virus that causes COVID-19. Which, by official counts, makes me an oddball among Americans. Granted, I could be wrong. I’ve never had a known ...

This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective Covid-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a strong note of optimism into the United States’ once fumbling pandemic ...

Herd immunity is a topic that has come up a lot as a possible way to end the COVID-19 pandemic. And, while numbers have been thrown around in the past about what portion of the population needs to be ...