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India’s COVID-19 cases have declined rapidly—but herd immunity is still far away
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India’s COVID-19 cases have declined rapidly—but herd immunity is still far away

A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 outside a garment shop in Mumbai. MUMBAI—Last week, a panel of leading scientists appointed by the Indian government delivered a startlingly optimistic message: The world’s second largest COVID-19 epidemic has rounded a corner. India’s daily number of daily new cases has...

The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19
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The false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19

Christie Aschwanden A New Jersey campaign rally for US President Donald Trump, who has espoused herd immunity as a strategy to deal with the pandemic. In May, the Brazilian city of Manaus was devastated by a large outbreak of COVID-19. Hospitals were overwhelmed and the city was digging new grave sites in the surrounding forest....