Herd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19

Haley E. Randolph; Luis B. Barreiro

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.012

Keywords

Herd immunityBiologyImmunityCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Context (archaeology)CoronavirusVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PopulationImmunology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDiseaseHerdPandemicInfectious disease (medical specialty)Immune systemOutbreakMedicineVaccinationEnvironmental healthInternal medicineEcology

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University of Chicago US

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 52
Issue: 5
Pages: 737-741
Citations: 1180
Access: Closed

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                                    Haley E. Randolph, 
                                
                                    Luis B. Barreiro
                                
                            (2020). 
                            Herd Immunity: Understanding COVID-19. 
                            Immunity
                            , 52
                            (5)
                            , 737-741.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.012

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DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.04.012