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There's a protective effect of 'herd immunity'. E.g., if we vaccinate all the ordinarily healthy people, then it should slow spread to better protect the at-ris
by CyanLite2 6y ago
There's a protective effect of 'herd immunity'. E.g., if we vaccinate all the ordinarily healthy people, then it should slow spread to better protect the at-risk groups. Sort of counter-intuitive, but it buys us time until we can figure out if this vaccine is safe for those groups.
- dragontamer 6y agoCase in point: Doctors and first responders should be immune before treating the sick. Doctors can get COVID then spread it to their patients. A vaccine, even just for healthy people, would negate this chain of events.