Tag: Herd immunity

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    Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, ‘normality’ by end of 2021

    Fauci predicted herd immunity by next fall and “normality” by 2021’s end, as long as enough people get vaccinated to bring the pandemic to an end.

    Anthony Fauci
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    As measles cases crack 1,000, a look at what to do

    Harvard public health and public safety experts recommended public education, elimination of nonmedical vaccination exemptions for schoolkids, and potentially more severe penalties as a way to get parents to comply with measles vaccination guidelines.

    Juliette Kayyem and Barry Bloom.
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    Vaccine vacuum

    Small increases in vaccine costs can cause large gaps in protection, study finds. Also, vaccine “scares” may do more harm than previously believed to a population’s “herd immunity.”