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It's Time For America's Fixation On Herd Immunity To End, Scientists Say


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Originally published on May 18, 2021 3:20 am
The end of this pandemic sometimes gets boiled down to two words: herd immunity. But now, as an academic debate swirls over when or even if America can get to a high enough percentage of people with immunity to reach that goal,
some scientists say it s time for the public to stop worrying about it.
I think we re focusing too much of our time, our effort, on quibbling over a number, says Lauren Ancel Meyers, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and head of the university s COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. Instead, Meyers and others say the public should follow one simple piece of advice: Get vaccinated. ....

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It's Time For America's Fixation With Herd Immunity To End, Scientists Say


People line up for COVID-19 vaccinations last month in Hagerstown, Md. Each person vaccinated helps end the pandemic, epidemiologists say, and helps lower the rate of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
The end of this pandemic sometimes gets boiled down to two words: herd immunity. But now, as an academic debate swirls over when or even if America can get to a high enough percentage of people with immunity to get to that particular goal,
some scientists say it s time for the public to stop worrying about it.
I think we re focusing too much of our time, our effort, on quibbling over a number, says Lauren Ancel Meyers, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and head of the university s COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. Instead, Meyers and others say the public should follow one simple piece of advice: Get vaccinated. ....

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