Kevin Bass PhD MS
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Either way, lay discussions of herd immunity seem to miss the nuances, yet they word is used as a bludgeon against more accurate definitions. This is rather depressing.
December 8, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Either way, lay discussions of herd immunity seem to miss the nuances, yet they word is used as a bludgeon against more accurate definitions. This is rather depressing.
You're right, my bad.
December 7, 2024 at 5:45 PM
You're right, my bad.
It's not my definition. And for an endemic seasonal pathogen, there is no peak, there are periodic outbreaks. Outbreaks and herd immunity are not mutually exclusive concepts, especially for a pathogen for which immunity wanes rapidly, i.e., the five endemic coronaviruses. Contrast this with measles.
December 7, 2024 at 7:10 AM
It's not my definition. And for an endemic seasonal pathogen, there is no peak, there are periodic outbreaks. Outbreaks and herd immunity are not mutually exclusive concepts, especially for a pathogen for which immunity wanes rapidly, i.e., the five endemic coronaviruses. Contrast this with measles.