Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19?

CHICAGO, Jan 21:The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough people become immune to the virus that it can no longer spread, leading disease experts say.

Herd Immunity Key to End COVID-19

July 27, 2021 12:02 pm

Nobody is safe until everybody is safe. So a large chunk of the world population needs to be inoculated against COVID-19 so as to develop herd immunity in the population.