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Covid-19 immunity in 50% of_population may provide herd immunity

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/health/coronavirus-herd-immunity.html

What if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought?

In what may be the world’s most important math puzzle, researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fades.

By Apoorva Mandavilli
Aug. 17, 2020

...The models also suggest a vaccination strategy: Rather than uniformly vaccinate all groups, governments could identify and immunize those most likely to be exposed in “superspreader” events.