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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by mythrwy on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:08PM (#28534375)
That's a really good point and I agree completely.

"Herd Immunity" as not the correct term to use because yes, it is with us for the foreseeable future.

Some weaker form of "herd immunity" where most people have had exposure and it ceases to become a large scale social threat would have been more correct, but I'm at loss for an exact term.

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Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US? by esyir on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:29AM (#28535570)
Herd immunity essentially doesn't exist for many viruses. What you'd get is more akin to an endemic virus such as the flu. Mutation rates and immune escape make herd immunity essentially a dream.
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