What Is Herd Immunity?
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Herd immunity is the ultimate goal of a mass vaccination campaign. But who actually thinks about it when or if taking their…
Herd immunity is the ultimate goal of a mass vaccination campaign. But who actually thinks about it when or if taking their…
Reading Time: 7 minutesAgnotology (the study of deliberate spreading of confusion) Throughout the pandemic, it has been…
Earlier this year, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro mocked the claim that his administration’s reckless handling of the…
While still far away, herd immunity is now at least in sight.
Qual è la percentuale di italiani che dovrà essere immunizzata per considerare la popolazione al sicuro dal rischio Covid? E da…
The ongoing pandemic means countries have begun strategic discussions on how to achieve the “new normal.” This has led to…
Photograph Source: NIAID – CC BY 2.0 The end is in sight, we are told. The cavalry has arrived in the form of safe and…
It’d be great to know which public health interventions against the coronavirus have the biggest bang for the buck. But nobody…
Reaching herd immunity through infection might mean losing 1 in 3 Americans over the age of 64.
For COVID-19 vaccines, individuals, governments and regulators will need to think through safety, efficacy and equitability…
Australian federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt said recently the government is on track to deliver COVID-19 vaccines from…
The herd mentality. Oy. Although I have strong political opinions, and I used to blog about them regularly on a website I…
The chances of mini brains becoming sentient, and a UK government decision threatens gender diversity in academia.In this…
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss Bill Foege’s letter to CDC director Robert Redfield, the…
George Davey Smith, Michael Blastland, and Marcus Munafò, in the BMJ, on how when it comes to COVID, certainty is a red flag.Amy…
Gone Fishin’ Cley beach, Norfolk, 2018. Quote of the…
Many researchers say pursuing herd immunity is a bad idea. “Attempting to reach herd immunity via targeted infections is simply…