But wait, the ultimate COVID-19 scientific authority (an oxymoron, always remember there are no authorities in science) Dr. Fauci recently said the vaccine may only be 50-60% effective. Since herd immunity requires 70-90% of a population to have antibodies, a vaccine with that effectiveness rate will not get us to herd immunity even if everyone takes it.
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But wait, the ultimate COVID-19 scientific authority (an oxymoron, always remember there are no authorities in science) Dr. Fauci recently said the vaccine may only be 50-60% effective. Since herd immunity requires 70-90% of a population to have antibodies, a vaccine with that effectiveness rate will not get us to herd immunity even if everyone takes it.
So there goes that argument.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fauci-says-coronavirus-vaccine-may-only-be-50-or-60-effective