Herd Immunity Related Topics 
Your Local Epidemiologist
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
for two reasons: the vaccines have high (but not perfect) efficacy, and people are unlikely to encounter those diseases in the first place due to herd immunity from vaccination. For many, this leaves the impression that immunity from vaccination = you’re not gonna catch the disease, ever. Enter the COVID vaccines.
HEALTHBEAT
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Importantly, 97% is above the threshold needed to reach herd immunity for measles (95% must be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks). Recent data on kindergartners during the 2023-24 school year show that New York’s MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine coverage is 97.7%, making it the third-highest state in vaccine coverage.
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Your Local Epidemiologist
OCTOBER 11, 2024
38 states are below the herd immunity threshold (95%) for measles. Data from last school year shows more than 280,000 kindergartners are unvaccinated against MMR (measles/mumps/rubella; up from 250,000 the year before). Idaho has the worst coverage at 79%.
Your Local Epidemiologist
OCTOBER 16, 2024
So, everyone else gets MMR to protect high-risk people through herd immunity (and everyone else.). Children <1 year are the most vulnerable to measles, and pregnant women are the most vulnerable to rubella but are not eligible for vaccinations. Note: RFK, Jr.
Gideon
AUGUST 18, 2021
The Delta variant may be dashing the world’s hope of reaching herd immunity since vaccinated individuals can spread the virus as much as the uninfected. This insight makes it more urgent for each individual to get vaccinated and not count on herd immunity or immunity from prior infections to protect them.
The Hill
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Makary has penned op-eds for the Wall Street Journal regarding vaccines for 5-year-olds and and herd immunity in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2021 opinion piece for The Hill, Makary slammed the FDA for pausing the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during the pandemic due to concerns about blood clots.
Your Local Epidemiologist
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A position co-authored by Bhattacharya, the GBD claimed this approach would ultimately achieve herd immunity without the economic and social toll of restrictions. In October 2020, the GBD advocated for a distinct approach: isolate the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among lower-risk members of the population.
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