More Evidence Hybrid Immunity Confers Highest Level of COVID Protection
Hybrid immunity from a COVID-19 infection plus a vaccine provided an immune boost against symptomatic disease, as well as severe outcomes, Brazilian researchers found. Among people who survived a COVID infection from Feb. 24, 2020 to Nov. 11, 2021, vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease at least 14 days after series completion was 44.0% (95% CI […]
What is Herd Immunity, and How Does It Help to Protect the Population from COVID-19?
Herd immunity and COVID-19 Herd immunity is important because it protects those people who are most susceptible to an illness. It also keeps the disease from spreading as easily. Herd immunity is an increasingly popular topic with the COIVD-19 pandemic bringing the concept front and center. Epidemiologists estimate that 70% of the global population needs […]
Can Gargling Protect School Kids From COVID?
As the largest mass vaccination campaign in human history progresses, the landscape of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 within the U.S. is changing. The vaccine strategy that began with focused protection for some and rapidly expanded to protection for all, continues to serve as the crucial step in decoupling COVID-19 deaths from infections. Approximately 50% of our […]