The sad part about the thousands of Americans that will die in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic is that they don't have to have to happen, according to one health expert.
COVID-19: How much herd immunity is enough?
Scientists initially estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the population needed to acquire resistance to the coronavirus to banish it. Now Dr. Anthony Fauci and others are quietly shifting that number upward. New York Times December 25, 2020 / 11:12 AM IST
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At what point does a country achieve herd immunity? What portion of the population must acquire resistance to the coronavirus, either through infection or vaccination, in order for the disease to fade away and life to return to normal?
At what point does a country achieve herd immunity? What portion of the population must acquire resistance to the coronavirus, either through infection or vaccination, in order for the disease to fade away and life to return to normal?
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