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May 18, 2021 · Community or herd immunity is important to protect those who cannot get vaccinated and to return to normal activities with little or no restrictions, such as on June 15, when California...
May 18, 2021 · Five months after COVID-19 vaccinations began, only two California counties are close to reaching “herd immunity” while most trail far behind with less than half of their eligible population vaccinated. A CalMatters analysis of state vaccination data found that in nine counties, less than a third of residents ages 16 and over were fully ...
Apr 23, 2021 · Without herd immunity, the potential for surges and large outbreaks remains, Dr. de St Maurice says. Travel between states or countries with varied vaccination rates can also compromise herd immunity and lead to disease spread, she says, noting that international travel was implicated in recent measles outbreaks in the U.S. Dr. Robert Kim-Farley.
May 4, 2021 · Dr. Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at UCSF, said she thinks California and the Bay Area could get to herd immunity sooner than "we think" and puts the herd immunity threshold at 65% to 70%.
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Feb 20, 2021 · New optimism that COVID-19 is finally dwindling as L.A. gains some herd immunity. Firefighter Anthony MacDougall administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Carmen Limeta at a mobile vaccination site at ...
Apr 16, 2021 · What is herd immunity? When most of a population is immune to an infectious disease, this provides indirect protection—or population immunity (also called herd immunity or herd protection)—to those who are not immune to the disease.
Mar 16, 2022 · Herd immunity means that enough people in a group or area have achieved immunity (protection) against a virus or other infectious agent to make it very difficult for the infection to spread. Immunity happens in multiple ways: through natural infection, vaccination or passive transfer. Vaccination is the best way.
