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S Africa hopeful of herd immunity as Covid vaccination opens for all above 18
Published On: Aug, 22, 202107:38 AMSouth African Health Minister Joe Phaahla is hopeful the country would achieve herd immunity against coronavirus if 70 per cent of its 18 to 35 population is vaccinated.
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Adding up the numbers: Why herd immunity is still out of reach
Published On: Jun, 15, 202101:10 AM
Herd immunity is often presented as a simple mathematical calculation, but achieving it is far from easy with shifting goalposts in the form of variants and pace of vaccinations. Understanding how...
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Priti Patel denies UK had 'herd immunity' plan at start of COVID-19 pandemic
Published On: May, 23, 202110:45 PM
British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Sunday categorically denied that achieving so-called 'herd immunity' was ever the UK government's official policy at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year,...
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Bracing for a future without herd immunity
Published On: May, 22, 202112:11 AM
The longer the virus has to spread uncontrolled in unvaccinated parts of the world, the more opportunities it will have to develop such variants, which would inevitably make their way to the developed...
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Experts feel 'herd immunity' looking unlikely in US: Report
Published On: May, 05, 202103:33 PM
There is consensus among scientists and public health experts that reaching 'herd immunity' is unlikely in the US, when it comes to Covid-19, the media reported.
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BioNTech chief: Europe will reach herd immunity by August
Published On: Apr, 28, 202106:08 PM
“Europe will reach herd immunity in July, latest by August,” Ugur Sahin, BioNTech's chief executive, told reporters.
