Covid-19: Disinformation, safety concerns over vaccine may damage chances of herd immunity, say experts
February 13, 2021
This may damage the chances of achieving herd immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The latest estimates by the report suggest that despite the efficacy of approved vaccines if the protection lasts one year, roughly 80 per cent of the population would need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity.
However, Johanna Swanson, Product Manager at GlobalData, said in an official statement, “There is some resistance in the general population to receiving these vaccines. Part of the resistance to vaccination stems from misinformation and safety concerns about these vaccines.”