Herd immunity in COVID-19: Needs de-emphasizing

Abstract

Despite the evolving science on Covid-19 pointing to the contrary, the concept of Herd immunity continues to influence decision making in this pandemic. This paper attempts to evolve an understanding of the concept of herd immunity and its relevance in context of pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular.

Keywords

• covid-19
• de-emphasising
• herd immunity