Experts are now saying people shouldn't expect to eradicate COVID-19 or even get to herd immunity. They say it's going to be around for a long time to come, but that doesn't mean people can't get back ...

Herd immunity is important because it defines when a whole community is protected. That includes people who haven't caught the disease, people who had the illness and recovered, and people who got a ...

What started out as a breakout in one country has turned into a pandemic that has taken the lives of well over 11,000 people across the globe. In its early stages, COVID-19 was often compared to the ...

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Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a group are immune to a specific infection that it cannot spread easily from person to person. Vaccination programs have been successful in creating herd ...

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 ...

Recent reviews indicate that hesitancy is increasing in pediatric settings, with more parents selectively delaying, spacing, ...