Herd immunity in COVID-19: Needs de-emphasizing

被引：2
|
作者：
Raina, Sunil Kumar [1 ]
Kumar, Raman [2 ]
机构：
[1] Dr RP Govt Med Coll, Dept Community Med, Kangra, Himachal Prades, India
[2] Acad Family Phys India, New Delhi, India
来源：
JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE | 2022年 / 11卷 / 05期
关键词：
Covid-19; de-emphasising; herd immunity;
D O I：
10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1852_21
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Despite the evolving science on Covid-19 pointing to the contrary, the concept of Herd immunity continues to influence decision making in this pandemic. This paper attempts to evolve an understanding of the concept of herd immunity and its relevance in context of pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular.
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页码：1595 / 1597
页数：3
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