If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all ...

Herd Immunity and COVID-19. The main obstacle to herd immunity when COVID began spreading in 2019 was the virus that causes the disease was “novel,” or new.

You’ve probably heard the term “herd immunity” used in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some leaders — for example, Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom — suggested ...

For a term that’s at least 100 years old, “herd immunity” has gained new life in 2020.. It made headlines last month when reports surfaced that Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of the White House ...

Herd immunity is effectively out of reach, said Stephen Kissler, an infectious disease fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “I don’t think it’s realistic,” he said.

The claim: Herd immunity, not social distancing, would stop COVID-19. Although most experts encourage the public to practice social distancing to “flatten the curve” – a phrase to describe ...

Herd immunity, the protection of the weak and vulnerable that arises when enough of the population is vaccinated to shield them from infection, may be the best reason to get your flu shot this year.

If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all ...