No ‘herd immunity’ makes it more important to get vaccinated, say de Blasio officials
Shant Shahrigian
Even as the authorities continue a historic effort to vaccinate people against COVID, New Yorkers may have to accept that the dreaded virus is here to stay, city health officials suggested Monday.
They were commenting on a new New York Times report noting “herd immunity” — in which the entire population is immune to the virus — may never become a reality in the United States. The article came as vaccination rates have been declining nationwide, prompting scientists to conclude herd immunity may never occur in the short term or beyond.