What Is Herd Immunity? How To Achieve It And Why It Can Be Controversial Amid COVID-19

With a possible vaccine in the works, some people are looking to herd immunity as a solution to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In order to achieve herd immunity, the majority of the population has to be vaccinated, or the disease can spread naturally so that most become infected, recover and produce antibodies, becoming immune. Applying herd immunity to COVID-19 is highly controversial because it can lead to a high number of deaths.


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