What will it take to reach ‘herd immunity’? - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

But, what does it mean, especially as more people start to get vaccinated against COVID-19?.

“We will get to herd immunity by one of three different combinations: 1) people get vaccinated, 2) people get immunity from natural infection, or 3) what’s really happening in the real world, it’s a combination of both,” describes infectious disease expert Dr.

Medical experts have suggested it will take a combined 70-80% percent of the population either being vaccinated, or naturally infected by COVID019 to reach that goal of herd immunity.

“If we’re going to wait for natural infection to get us to herd immunity, that’s going to cause a lot more pain and suffering and death because of COVID-19.”?

I know people have fatigue from COVID and this pandemic, and they want to get back to some sense of normalcy, but it’s going to take us some time to get to life pre COVID-19,” warns Columbus Health Commissioner Dr.

“Wearing a mask is going to be the key for all of us, and that’s going to be in place or at least advised for a while,” Dr.

Experts still project we could reach herd immunity by summer.

Roberts reminded that Ohio is ‘open,’ and while mask and social distancing recommendations remain in place, she warns that life won’t go back to normal immediately even if we reach herd immunity.