August 29, 2020 Two recent preprints* (here and here) suggest that herd immunity to COVID-19 is closer at hand than most of us, including myself, have thought, and that it has already been reached in New York City. I am not an epidemiologist, so critiquing the formulas and methods in these papers is beyond my expertise. I therefore have reached out to interview the authors of these papers on my podcast, and I hope that they accept. Here is my attempt to explain the findings of these papers at a conceptual level.
Are We Already Reaching Herd Immunity?
Are We Already Reaching Herd Immunity?
Are We Already Reaching Herd Immunity?
August 29, 2020 Two recent preprints* (here and here) suggest that herd immunity to COVID-19 is closer at hand than most of us, including myself, have thought, and that it has already been reached in New York City. I am not an epidemiologist, so critiquing the formulas and methods in these papers is beyond my expertise. I therefore have reached out to interview the authors of these papers on my podcast, and I hope that they accept. Here is my attempt to explain the findings of these papers at a conceptual level.