/tags/herd-immunity Herd Immunity en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 13 May 2021 23:49:23 GMT /coronavirus/2021-05-13/as-missouri-vaccination-rates-slow-doctors-say-coronavirus-could-become-constant-presence-herd-immunity Daily COVID-19 vaccinations in Missouri have decreased by nearly 65% since reaching their high point in mid-April, and the slowing has doctors skeptical of whether the state can vaccinate enough people to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Thu, 13 May 2021 23:49:23 GMT /coronavirus/2021-05-13/as-missouri-vaccination-rates-slow-doctors-say-coronavirus-could-become-constant-presence-herd-immunity Sarah Fentem /coronavirus/2021-03-18/its-going-to-take-another-year-until-missouri-reaches-herd-immunity-expert-says Missouri has vaccinated 20% of the state’s population and expects a significant jump in the vaccine supply by summer — enough for all adults in the state to obtain a COVID-19 shot. But even if the federal government boosts the supply and every U.S. adult becomes eligible in May, widespread immunity could still take until 2022 to reach because a vaccine needs to be approved for children. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 19:43:28 GMT /coronavirus/2021-03-18/its-going-to-take-another-year-until-missouri-reaches-herd-immunity-expert-says Kayla Drake