This is one of the most succinct and best written short pieces on #herd_immunity, what it is and where we are heading with #COVID19.
If not comfortable with math, just get through the first sentences and it’s worth continuing the read: https://t.co/1F3MuQWkfc
Also, if not familiar with the authors, they include some of the very best of epidemiologists and mathematical thinkers in #infectious_diseases today.
If not comfortable with math, just get through the first sentences and it’s worth continuing the read: https://t.co/1F3MuQWkfc
Also, if not familiar with the authors, they include some of the very best of epidemiologists and mathematical thinkers in #infectious_diseases today.
Nature Reviews Immunology
COVID-19 herd immunity: where are we?
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of herd immunity has become a topic of much debate. This Comment examines the factors that determine it, discusses how far we have come and considers what it will take to reach herd immunity safely.
Strength and weakness of disease-induced herd immunity in networks
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421460122
What if #herd_immunity isn’t just about how many people are immune, but how they’re 'spatially' connected? Our new PNAS paper explores this concept. We show how the topology and geometry of social networks influence the dynamics of herd immunity, whether it arises from infection or #vaccination.
Here is a less technical blog post for a more general reader: abbas.sitpor.org/2025/07/10/the-spatial-puzzle-of-herd-immunity
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421460122
What if #herd_immunity isn’t just about how many people are immune, but how they’re 'spatially' connected? Our new PNAS paper explores this concept. We show how the topology and geometry of social networks influence the dynamics of herd immunity, whether it arises from infection or #vaccination.
Here is a less technical blog post for a more general reader: abbas.sitpor.org/2025/07/10/the-spatial-puzzle-of-herd-immunity
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