Originally Posted by
FXLAX
Is herd immunity something we need for COVID when the vast majority of people vaccinated and or previously infected are not hospitalized or die when contracting it (along with those young and or healthy people who haven’t been vaccinated or previously contracted it)?
We don’t have herd immunity for influenza and no one seems to worry about that because the vast majority of people are not hospitalized or die from it.
Herd immunity saves the lives of those people who are allergic to the contents of vaccines and who are therefore, unable to take vaccines.