TopicHerd immunity

Topic: herd immunity

Aiming for herd immunity without Covid vaccine is a disastrous response

Joanna Wares - 6 September, 2020

Without a widely available vaccine, most of the must become infected to reach herd immunity, and the coronavirus’s mortality rate means millions would die.

Children are getting Covid sitting at home, reopening schools can help them & the community

Dr Anand Lakshman - 2 September, 2020

Keeping 250-plus million children away from school is impacting learning severely, and their mingling in school can hasten population or herd immunity.

Why Covid-19 herd immunity may be closer than we believed so far

Mohana Basu - 20 August, 2020

Experts say Covid-19 antibodies last at least 6 months, and they are not the only weapons our body has against coronavirus.

Why the spread of coronavirus is forcing scientists to rethink herd immunity

Faye Flam - 14 August, 2020

Scientists have started to investigate the possibility of heterogeneity in the way humans interact, and in our inherent, biological susceptibility to this disease.

Why even herd immunity may not fully protect us from coronavirus

Tyler Cowen - 11 August, 2020

Herd immunity might be a temporary state of affairs. The coronavirus-induced economic & social changes may induce a rotation of potential superspreaders.

When will the coronavirus pandemic come to an ‘end’? February 2021

Nitin Pai - 11 August, 2020

Scientists are wise not to offer predictions on when the coronavirus pandemic will end, for there are too many factors at play.

India far from herd immunity, can only come at very high human cost, says top govt official

Abantika Ghosh - 30 July, 2020

OSD in the health ministry Rajesh Bhushan says India is in talks with various stakeholders on vaccines, but has not yet signed any agreement with a vaccine manufacturer.

Mumbai serological survey results show its slums could be reaching herd immunity for Covid

Ari Altstedter - 29 July, 2020

Findings of serological survey suggest that despite efforts to contain spread, Mumbai’s poorest places may have unwittingly pursued strategy of herd immunity.

57% of Mumbai slum dwellers were exposed to Covid, developed antibodies, finds sero survey

Swagata Yadavar - 29 July, 2020

With just 16% of the non-slums developing antibodies, focus is moving to these areas to contain spread of Covid. A second phase will follow up with everyone tested in a month.