Herd Immunity Won't Save Us
by Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Joel Cunningha from Lifehacker on (#52HA9)
If we cannot stop COVID-19, can we at least look forward to the point in time when we are all survivors of the disease, and presumably immune? It's a tempting idea, but fatally flawed. Herd immunity can protect individuals, but it won't keep a population safe from a disease that has no vaccine.