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Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-
by throwaway20371 5y ago
Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00728-2
Here’s why herd immunity from Covid is ‘mythical’ with the delta variant https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-wi...
The developer of the AstraZeneca shot says the Delta variant has made herd immunity impossible because vaccinated people can still transmit the virus https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immunity-not-possible-astrazeneca-developer-2021-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...
- nomoreplease 5y agoThat’s talking about herd immunity from vaccines. OP is talking about herd immunity from natural infection. So your links don’t invalidate the point, considering Israel research just proved that natural immunity is 13x more effective against Delta than Pfizer mRNA
- throwaway20371 5y ago......? Herd immunity is herd immunity. It doesn't matter what caused it. Natural immunity is great, but most people clearly don't have and won't get natural immunity. Having had COVID-19 already also does not make you later immune, to any variant. You can get it again and spread it again. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-get-covid-19-more-than-once/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-get-covid-19-more...
- gilbetron 5y agoHave a link handy about the 13x research? Not doubting, just want to read more about it as I hadn't seen that one yet!