Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here's why we're not talking about it any more
- Written by: Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
ShutterstockEarly in the pandemic, the term “herd immunity” hit the headlines, along with a polarised discussion on how to achieve it.
Some groups were attached to the now-discredited notion of letting a dangerous virus rip through the population to reach the critical level of population immunity needed to reduce transmission.
But a more...