Herd Immunity

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday denounced the concept of “herd immunity” — the idea that a disease will stop spreading once nearly everybody has contracted it —calling it “total nonsense”

In recent days, the White House has appeared to embrace the concept of “herd immunity” as a way to return to normal life despite the coronavirus. Dr. Jay Wolfson, the senior associate dean at the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine, helps us understand the high risk of relying on this strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19....