“Ultimately what’s going to serve us best in the long run is widespread vaccination,“ said UC Irvine [associate professor], epidemiologist and public health expert, Andrew Noymer ….
Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of UCI’s public health program, said she’s not sure if the county will hit herd immunity in time for the statewide reopening. …
UCI epidemiologist and public health expert Sanghyuk Shin, [assistant professor, school of nursing], said herd immunity is tricky because the virus can still spread to the people who aren’t vaccinated. …
Shin’s colleague, [assistant professor], epidemiologist Daniel Parker also said herd immunity is a difficult concept. …
Suellen Hopfer, an assistant professor in UCI’s department of population health and disease prevention, said it’s extremely difficult to counteract misinformation.
