What It Would Take for Herd Immunity to Stop the Coronavirus Pandemic

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The concept of herd immunity is at the heart of global vaccination efforts and discussions about next steps in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and bringing back economies.

For the pandemic to stop, the coronavirus has to run out of susceptible hosts to infect. Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a population develop an immune response, either through previous infection or vaccination, so that the virus can’t spread easily and even those who aren’t immune have protection.

To reach herd immunity for Covid-19, public-health authorities estimate that around 60% to 70% of a given population would need to develop an immune response to the virus. Some epidemiologists and mathematicians now say herd effects might start to kick in before that point, at perhaps closer to 50%, suggesting potential protection could be achieved sooner.

Still, infectious-disease experts adamantly warn against the notion of trying to reach herd immunity to the coronavirus without a vaccine, as the costs on human life would be staggering and it likely wouldn’t happen soon, if at all.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-it-would-take-for-herd-immunity-to-stop-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB19dL7k?li=BBnb7Kz

[bottomofthehill]

1. about 6 million dead americans

[Shermann]

2. You also need natural immunity that lasts longer than a few months nt

[Beartracks]

3. Herd immunity proponents seem to think 3+ million deaths would have no discernible effect...

... on the economy, and that all of the survivors' long-term health issues wouldn't either.

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[Initech]

4. Couldn't the virus also burn itself out before herd immunity is reached?

That's essentially what happened with influenza.

[LisaL]

6. Virus burns itself?

How does that work?

[LisaL]

5. Herd immunity only works if people actually become immune after getting infected and

surviving. I don't think covid provides long lasting immunity.
So it's unlikely herd immunity could ever be achieved with covid.

[kairos12]

7. Trump and Asshat Atlas are trying to backdoor this strategy.

[BlueWavePsych]

8. Millions of dead Americans