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Factcheck: Herd immunity is not the solution to COVID-19 pandemic
Factcheck: Herd immunity is not the solution to COVID-19 pandemic
“While herd immunity has successfully protected populations from other infectious diseases, such as measles and smallpox, all efforts to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus — the virus behind COVID-19 — from spreading have fallen short. According to Giurgea, immune responses against this virus, whether achieved through vaccination or a previous infection, subside with time. Additionally, the ability of the virus to mutate allows it to evade these immune responses and continue to spread in the population.”
While herd immunity has successfully protected populations from other infectious diseases, such as measles and smallpox, all efforts to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus — the virus behind COVID-19 — from spreading have fallen short. According to Giurgea, immune responses against this virus, whether achieved through vaccination or a previous infection, subside with time. Additionally, the ability of the virus to mutate allows it to evade these immune responses and continue to spread in the population.
#transmission#Discussion#Covid Statistics#herd immunity is impossible#reinfection#variants#analysis
·amsterdamnews.com·
Factcheck: Herd immunity is not the solution to COVID-19 pandemic
Covid hospitalisations rise as new XEC strain surges - full new symptoms list
Covid hospitalisations rise as new XEC strain surges - full new symptoms list
“Health officials have confirmed this afternoon (October 10) that Covid cases are climbing across the UK, spurred by concerning new variants like XEC. The most recent data from the UK Health Security Agency reveals that Covid-19 incidence is going up on 'most indicators'.”
#XEC#variants#Covid Statistics#hospitalization rates
·mirror.co.uk·
Covid hospitalisations rise as new XEC strain surges - full new symptoms list
The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking
The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking
“We began reporting on XEC, a recombinant variant of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, as soon as it was designated in early August. XEC has now appeared in the latest CDC variant proportions update, showing a 6% prevalence in the U.S. Meanwhile, KP.3.1.1 has continued to expand, reaching 58% prevalence nationally.”
#XEC#KP.3.1.1#variants#Covid Statistics#TACT
·open.substack.com·
The XEC Variant Poised to Overtake KP.3.1.1 as Dominant COVID Variant by November. Increasing Hospitalizations in the U.K.- 3 Hospitals Reinstate Masking