What is Herd Immunity?

Emmanuel Osemota Foundation
4 min readOct 12, 2023

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Remember, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, epidemiologists and other experts were debating whether it was better to lockdown or let the virus spread to achieve herd immunity.

It is a question we’re always faced with when a new disease (for which we have no protection) suddenly develops in a population.

In this article, we’ll explore what herd immunity is, how it works, and why it’s…

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