Becatur Memorial Hospital issued the following announcement on Jan. 16.
What happens if enough people don’t get the COVID-19 vaccination?
Widespread vaccination is the safest path to herd immunity. For COVID-19, herd immunity occurs when approximately 75% of people in a population are immune to the disease either because they have gotten ill and then recovered or because they have received a vaccine. Scientists are still learning how long immunity from either of these methods lasts but at least temporary immunity has been validated in initial studies. As more time passes, we will know with more certainty how long the immunity achieved from either having contracted COVID-19 or being vaccinated lasts.
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Source: Becatur Memorial Hospital
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