York Daily Record
As the number of Pennsylvania residents with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine passed 50%, state officials have said there would be enough vaccine to immunize 80% of everyone 16 and over by the end of June.
That would mean Pennsylvania could hit a key target to achieve herd immunity before the 4th of July. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful 4th of July celebration, to hit 80% community immunity in the state of Pennsylvania? said Acting Physician General Denise Johnson. I mean we can t really put a timeline on it, but it s nice to think about.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has said the nation must achieve a vaccination rate of about 80% to reach herd immunity. Other health experts have said herd immunity won’t be reached until 90% of the population is vaccinated.