Timeliness and obsolescence of herd immunity threshold estimates in the COVID-19 pandemic

M. Gabriela M. Gomes

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2021.09.036

Timeliness and obsolescence of herd immunity threshold estimates in the COVID-19 pandemic

M. Gabriela M. Gomes^*

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Abstract

The term "herd immunity" has been widely used and abused during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most singularly, the "herd immunity threshold", a technical concept essential to the understanding of an epidemic, was hijacked early in the pandemic, and disseminated with all sorts of distortions, misrepresentations and misunderstandings that prevented the impact of its application by those qualified.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Journal	Public Health
Early online date	5 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.09.036
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 5 Oct 2021

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herd immunity
Covid-19
herd immunity threshold

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