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If enough people resist getting a vaccine, herd immunity could be difficult to reach.

GOOD NEWS ABOUT AMERICA’S COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGNGERMAN LOPEZFEBRUARY 12, 2021VOX

It is a good example of an effective partnership between community leaders and the public to do what’s best for humans and deer herds.

FOUR WILD ANIMALS THAT ARE THRIVING IN CITIESBY RYAN CHELIUS/OUTDOOR LIFEFEBRUARY 9, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

One way the pandemic can end is via “herd immunity”—that is, when enough people are vaccinated, or infected, for the outbreak to recede on its own because there aren’t enough people left to infect.

SO YOU GOT THE VACCINE. CAN YOU STILL INFECT PEOPLE? PFIZER IS TRYING TO FIND OUT.STEPHANIE ARNETTFEBRUARY 2, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

That could delay herd immunity until the fall or later, scientists say.

MANY WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE WONDER: WHAT CAN I SAFELY DO?LAURIE MCGINLEY, LENNY BERNSTEINFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

The road to herd immunity from the coronavirus suddenly looks longer.

CORONAVIRUS MUTATIONS ADD URGENCY TO VACCINATION EFFORT AS EXPERTS WARN OF LONG BATTLE AHEADJOEL ACHENBACH, ARIANA EUNJUNG CHAJANUARY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POST

For a time, after the wave of April and May subsided, scientists and government officials wondered whether the city had achieved herd immunity.

THE AMAZONIAN CITY THAT HATCHED THE BRAZIL VARIANT HAS BEEN CRUSHED BY ITTERRENCE MCCOY, HELOÍSA TRAIANOJANUARY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Head there in early October—and show up midweek to avoid the herds of leaf peepers—and you’ll be treated to densely packed orange and yellow maples.

YOUR 2021 NATIONAL PARK CALENDARMEGAN MICHELSONJANUARY 25, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

If you do want to achieve herd protection, you need to reach at least two-thirds of your population.

“EVERYONE IS IMPRESSED BY ISRAELI VACCINATION, BUT I DON’T THINK WE’RE A SUCCESS STORY”LINDSAY MUSCATOJANUARY 22, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Sure, many schools across the nation already make the trek, flooding the city with herds of kids in color-coded attire.

THAT D.C. TRIP SOME OF US TOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL? IT NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY.PETULA DVORAKJANUARY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Working with those communities to build trust in the vaccine is necessary if public health officials want to achieve the high levels of vaccination necessary to reach herd immunity.

TO GET VACCINES TO MORE PEOPLE, THE PRIORITY SYSTEM NEEDS TO LOOSEN UPKAT ESCHNERJANUARY 21, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

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