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>Achieving herd immunity with Covid vaccines when the highly infectious delta variant is spreading is “not a possibility,” a leading epidemiologist said.
>Herd immunity is achieved when a majority of people in a population are immune to a virus or disease. It’s achieved through vaccination or natural infection, leading to reduced transmission.
>Sir Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, described the idea of achieving herd immunity as “mythical.”
>“I think we are in a situation here with this current variant where herd immunity is not a possibility because it still infects vaccinated individuals,” said Pollard, one of the lead researchers in the creation of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html
>Achieving herd immunity with Covid vaccines when the highly infectious delta variant is spreading is “not a possibility,” a leading epidemiologist said.
>Herd immunity is achieved when a majority of people in a population are immune to a virus or disease. It’s achieved through vaccination or natural infection, leading to reduced transmission.
>Sir Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, described the idea of achieving herd immunity as “mythical.”
>“I think we are in a situation here with this current variant where herd immunity is not a possibility because it still infects vaccinated individuals,” said Pollard, one of the lead researchers in the creation of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html
