- Inspired by the 2019 measles outbreak, scientists predicted whether infections can surge if herd immunity thresholds are reached. If 95% of people get measles vaccines in a small city, there's an 87% chance of an outbreak, if clusters of unvaccinated groups remain. This could also apply to Covid-19. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/vaccination-measles-outbreak-study-coronavirus-lesson 30 comments science
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- WHO warns that waiting to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus will kill a lot of people https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/who-warns-that-waiting-to-achieve-herd-immunity-to-the-coronavirus-will-kill-a-lot-of-people.html 5590 comments
- A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine | Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1124-9 2391 comments
- Portland-area county declares emergency over measles outbreak in anti-vaccination 'hotspot' - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/23/an-anti-vaccination-hotspot-near-portland-suffers-public-health-emergency-over-measles/ 567 comments
- COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Scenarios | CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html 107 comments
- Scientists have learned something new and terrifying about the measles https://www.inverse.com/article/60597-measles-virus-causes-gives-the-immune-system-amnesia 37 comments
- Measles Cases and Outbreaks | CDC https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html 11 comments
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