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Herd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19

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IMMUNITY
Volume 52, Issue 5, Pages 737-741

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.012

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  1. National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01-GM134376]
  2. National Science Foundation [DGE-1746045]

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The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated disease, COVID-19, has demonstrated the devastating impact of a novel, infectious pathogen on a susceptible population. Here, we explain the basic concepts of herd immunity and discuss its implications in the context of COVID-19.

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