Herd immunity could end the COVID-19 pandemic, but could overwhelm healthcare systems
A vaccination for COVID-19 is not expected to arrive for another 12-18 months
FARGO, N.D. — There are two ways to become immune to an infectious disease; to become infected and recover or to receive a vaccination. To reach herd immunity, the majority of a population would need to become immune in one of those ways. That would make the disease less likely to be spread to those who aren’t immune because there…
