LONDON (Reuters) – The outbreak of disease brought on by the brand-new coronavirus has actually raised questions about a phenomenon called “herd immunity” and whether it might play a role in how the pandemic progresses.
FILE PHOTO: A scientist performs research study on a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the labs of RNA medicines business Arcturus Therapeutics in San Diego, California, U.S., March 17,2020 REUTERS/Bing Guan
Here are some insights from contagious illness specialists:
WHAT IS HERD IMMUNITY?
Herd immunity describes a circumstance where enough people in a population have immunity to an infection to be able to effectively stop that disease from dispersing.
For herd immunity, it does not matter whether the immunity comes from vaccination, or from people having h