“Classical” herd immunity may not be attainable for COVID-19

On March 21, 2022, Dr Anthony Fauci et al published a paper to further propagate the notion  that “classical herd immunity” may not be “attainable” for COVID-19.  “The authors explain how the scientific understanding of herd immunity and its applications to various diseases have evolved over time.” [1]

Some factors that Dr Fauci et al believe hinder achieving herd immunity for SARS-CoV-2 include: “the virus’ ability to continually mutate to new variants; asymptomatic virus transmission, which complicates public health control strategies; the inability of prior infection or vaccination to provide durable protection against reinfection; suboptimal vaccination coverage; and adherence to non-pharmacologic interventions.”

“Research to develop pan-coronavirus vaccines, which could protect against multiple coronaviruses or at least multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, remains crucial.”  Remember in March 2020 getting a vaccine was the only way, this is the next step!  [2]

Ten days later, on March 31st, the NIH launched their clinical trials for mRNA multi-variant vaccines; a solution they’ll likely come to promote!