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Re:Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% prote... by djrogers on Monday November 09, 2020 @01:04PM (#25037597)
> Importantly, this means that even with this vaccine, the virus may still be able to spread, and only vaccinated people will be protected (i.e., no herd immunity).

Can't we still hit herd immunity as a byproduct of this though? If everyone can pass it along without symptoms, then eventually everyone will have it...

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Re:Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% prote... by DiogenesKynikos on Monday November 09, 2020 @01:24PM (#25037853)
Herd immunity is when people who are not immune are protected by other people's immunity.

If enough other people have sterilizing immunity, the virus doesn't spread, and the susceptible people are safe.

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