Herd immunity went from a phrase most of us had never heard of to the thing we're all waiting for in just about a year's time. "It's kind of shorthand for back to normal," said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Dr. Betsey Tilson serves as the State Health Director and the Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services. On Wednesday, she joined ABC11 to discuss ...

The idea of gaining “herd immunity” against COVID-19, meaning enough people will eventually be immune to SARS-CoV-2 to stop it from spreading, is starting to look unlikely, according to Nature. “We’re ...

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 ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people become immune to a disease, either through vaccination or previous infection. This can reduce the likelihood of it spreading and increase protection for ...

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Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all. "There's a lot of things that have to go our way to actually get to herd immunity," said Dr.

As scientists learn more about the virus, they say herd immunity won't work. Early in the pandemic, scientists and public health experts leaned on their experience with other viruses to make ...

It’s among the most-contagious viruses known. One infection can be expected to spread to between 12 and 18 additional people. If 10 unvaccinated people are in a room with a known case, nine will ...