Showing posts with label herd immunity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label herd immunity. Show all posts
Sunday, January 17, 2021

How many people need to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to stop the coronavirus?

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  It has been clear for a while that, at least in the U.S., the only way out of the coronavirus pandemic will be through vaccination. The ra...
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

7 tips for staying safe as COVID-19 cases rise and colder weather heightens the risk

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  As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simp...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Could employers and states mandate COVID-19 vaccinations? Here’s what the courts have ruled

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  A safe and effective vaccine could end the coronavirus pandemic, but for it to succeed, enough people will have to get inoculated.   Re...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

A majority of vaccine skeptics plan to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine, a study suggests, and that could be a big problem

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  The availability of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will likely play a key role in determining when Americans can return to life as us...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Charles C. Haynes: Vaccines, science and the limits of freedom

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  Alarm over the current measles outbreak that began mid-December in Disneyland, California – more than 100 cases in 14 states reported in J...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

The Effect of childhood vaccine exemptions on disease outbreaks

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  Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective and successful public health interventions. Each year, vaccines save an estimated 6 million ...