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Can we ever reach ‘herd immunity’?

KPCC, May 3, 2021 (Audio)

May 3, 2021

Can we ever reach ‘herd immunity’?

For the first time in long time no COVID-19 deaths were reported in the daily public health update. That was Sunday. Now, it could just be a reporting lag from the weekend, but it feels good to see that zero there – like we are officially turning the corner on this pandemic. Yet, demand for vaccinations is dwindling. So …where does that leave us? Guest: Dr. Shruti Gohil, associate medical director of epidemiology & infection prevention at the University of California, Irvine.