herd immunity

herd immunity

Vaccines put the spotlight back on herd or population immunity in the 1960s and 1970s as public health specialists worked to achieve sufficient levels of vaccine coverage to stop disease transmission, and in the case of smallpox and polio, eradicate diseases. Photo: Reuters

Herd immunity unviable, Covid-19 vaccine the only solution

Herd immunity is used to describe the indirect protection conferred to a population in which the majority of people have natural or acquired immunity to an infection. This is possible either...

Not even herd immunity can fully protect us

Not even herd immunity can fully protect us

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Around 25 percent of Delhi residents exposed and developed antibodies for Covid-19

New study cast serious doubt on 'herd immunity' strategy 

New study cast serious doubt on 'herd immunity' strategy 

'There is no evidence of herd immunity for coronaviruses,' expert says

'There is no evidence of herd immunity for coronaviruses,' expert says

People enjoy the spring weather as they sit at a restaurant in Stockholm on April 15 during the coronavirus pandemic. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

Stockholm won't reach herd immunity in May: Sweden's chief epidemiologist says

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Herd immunity now? No. It’s a dangerous misconception

Dr Taufique Joarder. ILLUSTRATION: NAHFIA JAHAN MONNI

'Herd immunity cannot be an option for Bangladesh'

Women wear protective face masks as they walk in al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia/ Reuters

Herd immunity better for Saudi Arabia than lockdown: Ex-health minister

A scientist at RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics research a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a laboratory in San Diego, California, US, March 17, 2020. Photo:Reuters

Explainer: What is herd immunity and will it affect the pandemic?