Focus on vaccination rates, not herd immunity as the way out of the pandemic: expert

The Dose

EpisodeMay 6, 202121m

Focus on vaccination rates, not herd immunity as the way out of the pandemic: expert

The Dose

EpisodeMay 6, 202121m

Catherine Hankins, the co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, explains why achieving herd immunity may be elusive, but stopping transmission with vaccines can lead to a similar return to some semblance of normalcy — and that should be the focus.

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