Herd immunity and COVID-19 (coronavirus): What you need to know

[dan_bgblue]

However, there are some major problems with relying on community infection to create herd immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19. First, it isn't yet clear if infection with the COVID-19 virus makes a person immune to future infection.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/herd-immunity-and-coronavirus/art-20486808

[dan_bgblue]

Texas doctors rank activities posing greatest risks for contracting coronavirus
The Texas Medical Association ranked 37 activities on a scale of 1-10 (https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-doctors-rank-activities-posing-greatest-risks-for-contracting-coronavirus)

[Doc]

We are now in the herd immunity phase of this. In my opinion that is a good thing. People complaining about the positive cases, I don't get. Be concerned about deaths....nothing more. Another good indicator is deaths per hospitalization, as that is an indicator of effectiveness of treatments

[KeithKSR]

We are now in the herd immunity phase of this. In my opinion that is a good thing. People complaining about the positive cases, I don't get. Be concerned about deaths....nothing more. Another good indicator is deaths per hospitalization, as that is an indicator of effectiveness of treatments

Yes, but that doesn’t promote fear and panic.

[dan_bgblue]

CNN has a new report on the subject, and we all know that CNN reports the truth and nothing but the truth (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/opinions/herd-immunity-covid-19-uncomfortable-reality-haseltine/index.html)

[KeithKSR]

CNN has a new report on the subject, and we all know that CNN reports the truth and nothing but the truth (https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/opinions/herd-immunity-covid-19-uncomfortable-reality-haseltine/index.html)

If the article is accurate then a vaccine won’t do any good.