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Herd immunity won’t solve our COVID-19 problem

  • Written by Joanna Wares, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
Herd immunity won’t solve our COVID-19 problemWithout a vaccine, getting to herd immunity would mean many more illnesses and deaths.Andreus K via Getty Images

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, use of the term “herd immunity” has spread almost as fast as the virus. But its use is fraught with misconceptions.

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