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. 2022 Aug 24;226(2):195-198.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac109.

The Concept of Classical Herd Immunity May Not Apply to COVID-19

David M Morens¹, Gregory K Folkers¹, Anthony S Fauci¹

Affiliations

PMID: 35356987
PMCID: PMC9129114
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac109

The Concept of Classical Herd Immunity May Not Apply to COVID-19

David M Morens et al. J Infect Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 24;226(2):195-198.

doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac109.

Authors

David M Morens¹, Gregory K Folkers¹, Anthony S Fauci¹

Affiliation

¹ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 35356987
PMCID: PMC9129114
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac109

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; herd immunity; history.

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