Harris: About 70% of Ala. needs COVID-19 vaccine to reach herd immunity
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to Alabamians 16 and older By Lydia Nusbaum | April 5, 2021 at 7:31 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 7:36 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - State Health Officer Scott Harris said about 70% of Alabamians need to be vaccinated in order to reach herd immunity.
“The number that’s thrown out most often by epidemiologist is somewhere around 70%,” Harris said. “If you have enough people who are immune, then even when a case pops up, that case doesn’t go anywhere. It’s a dead end.”
About 80% of Alabamians are eligible for the vaccine after state leaders expanded eligibility to those 16 and older beginning Monday.
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