Herd immunity stats For some diseases, herd immunity can go into effect when 40 percent of the people in a population become immune to the disease, such as through vaccination. But in most cases, 80 ...

New York state has half the population of California but has experienced 14 times as many deaths from novel coronavirus. RELATED: Californians may have developed some herd immunity to coronavirus last ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Dr. Betsey Tilson serves as the State Health Director and the Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services. On Wednesday, she joined ABC11 to discuss ...

The term herd immunity saw an increase in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Herd immunity means that enough people within an area have developed a protection against a virus or other infectious disease ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people in a group are immune to a specific infection that it cannot spread easily from person to person. Vaccination programs have been successful in creating herd ...

An infectious disease specialist took the time to explain what herd immunity is, how it works and when it might affect the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Frank Esper works for the Cleveland Clinic Children's ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- It's a story that has been making headlines across the United States: Did Californians develop herd immunity after possibly being exposed to novel coronavirus last year? On Thursday, ...

You might have heard of herd or community immunity, when a vaccinated portion of a population (aka "the herd") provides unvaccinated people with some protection from a contagious disease. Thanks to ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- At large vaccination sites, like the one in Galveston County where staff is administering up to 5,000 vaccinations a day, the hard work is paying off. Galveston County is ...

As more and more of the United States population gets vaccinated against COVID-19, many are wondering: when will enough people be vaccinated for life to return to normal? That question doesn't have a ...

The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right ...