Open AccessHerd immunity in COVID-19: Needs de-emphasizing
Author(s) -
Sunil Kumar Raina,
Raman Kumar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1852_21
Subject(s) - herd immunity , covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , context (archaeology) , relevance (law) , immunity , herd , virology , immunology , disease , immune system , infectious disease (medical specialty) , vaccination , outbreak , veterinary medicine , biology , pathology , political science , law , paleontology
Despite the evolving science on Covid-19 pointing to the contrary, the concept of Herd immunity continues to influence decision making in this pandemic. This paper attempts to evolve an understanding of the concept of herd immunity and its relevance in context of pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular.