Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Covid-19: WHO head Dr Tedros dismisses ‘herd immunity’ approach

WHO Tedros Ghebreyesus

Head of the World Health Organization has excluded the ‘herd immunity’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Herd immunity is when majority of the population becomes immune to a disease through receiving vaccines or through the widespread of the disease. Despite arguments that coronavirus should be permitted to spread naturally in the absence of a vaccine, … Read more

Covid-19 and achieving Herd Immunity Against the virus

Covid-19 Vaccine

While a Covid-19 vaccine is being developed, scientists believe we can achieve herd immunity and slow the spread of the disease. Not enough studies have been conducted to know for sure whether people are immune to getting infected by the virus again. Lauren Rodda, a PhD at University of Washington School of Medicine, said, “This … Read more

Coronavirus: Can herd immunity helpful to eliminate COVID-19?

Coronavirus: Can herd immunity helpful to eliminate COVID-19?

The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly and showing no signs of decelerate, it has reached new countries and claimed more lives. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of Saturday evening, the virus has infected more than 284,525 people worldwide and claimed at least 11,842 lives. Amid the coronavirus spread, so many questions have … Read more