Shutterstock Herd immunity is achieved when a high enough proportion of the population is vaccinated against the disease. Health officials say we may not reach it, but the disease may continue in a milder form.
COVID-19 vaccination rates have slowed in Ohio and across the country, and combined with new mutations of the virus circulating, health officials fear herd immunity may be out of reach.
Cuyahoga County’s vaccination rate is 45%, which is a long way from the more than 70% thought to give us herd immunity.
Cuyahoga County Health Commissioner Terry Allan said even if we never vaccinate more than 70% of the population, we may be able to learn to live with COVID-19.
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