‘Herd immunity’, also known as ‘population immunity’ according to the World Health Organisation is the indirect protection from an infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection.
According to the New York Times, scientists recommend the 70 percent of the total population of a country be vaccinated for the country to achieve herd immunity from the COVID-19 virus.
On Tuesday June 8th, Let’s Talk Panelists Dr. Patricia Bartlette addressed on the program the misinterpretation of the 70% herd immunity against the target population vs the total population:
Also on Tuesday, over 30,000 people in the federation have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This, according to the Ministry of Health, is 64.3 percent.
Dr. Bartlette further addressed the recent figures released by the Ministry of Health:
