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The concept of achieving herd immunity in South Africa through vaccinations is simple, but putting in place an effective vaccine rollout strategy is anything but.
According to a number of experts, South Africa is unlikely to reach its 2021 COVID-19 herd immunity targets through vaccinations.
A recently released study from Imperial College London adds to the evidence that herd immunity could be a problematic approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sweden was an early adopter of the herd immunity approach, and now the results of Europe’s largest study are out.
Sweden was hoping that herd immunity would be the answer to the COVID-19 pandemic, but thus far, things don’t seem to be going according to plan.
In Washington, some people are ditching their sense of self-preservation in favour of intentionally exposing themselves to COVID-19.
Britain has decided that the best way to fight coronavirus is ‘herd immunity’. This epidemiologist strongly disagrees.