The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19. | Nature;587(7832): 26-28, 2020 11. |
MEDLINE … The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19. … The false promise of herd …

… This review summarizes herd immunity, focusing on conceptual developments with
application to vaccination programs. … In this review, we have summarized the recent …

… amplifying host herd immunity on circulation and human exposure to arboviruses. Herd immunity
of … In contrast, herd immunity of nonhuman primate hosts for enzootic Zika, dengue, and …

… Since the purpose of an immunization program is to halt the spread of the agent, and our
purpose here is to study herd immunity, we will confine ourselves entirely to infection and will …

… impact on herd immunity. Another factor that may feed into a lower herd immunity threshold
… adults 3 , in which case they may be partially omitted from the computation of herd immunity. …

… not develop any significant herd immunity. In fact, you either have herd immunity or you
do not. There's no such thing as partial herd immunity. As per one question, infection-achieved …

… will cause irreparable damage, with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed...our
goal should therefore be to minimize mortality and social harm until we reach herd immunity.” …

… Finally, we believe that one should start to think of the herd immunity of a population as
deriving from a combination of natural immunity, vaccination, use of personal protective …

The paper focuses on the concepts of transmission success and herd immunity and their
relevance to the design of community-based immunization programmes for the control of …

… of herd immunity, the necessary conditions for realizing the herd immunity, the restrictive
conditions for the application of herd immunity, and the challenges faced by the realization of …