91.5 Chapel Hill 88.9 Manteo 90.9 Rocky Mount 91.1 Welcome 91.9 Fayetteville 90.5 Buxton 94.1 Lumberton 99.9 Southern Pines 89.9 Chadbourn

A new study sheds light on the elusive idea of herd immunity

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Countries around the globe have tried lifting pandemic restrictions in the hopes that somehow getting herd immunity will stop the spread of the virus, only to see more coronvarius infections.

A new study focusing on Iran sheds light on what happens when we try to control the spread of COVID-19 through the notion of herd immunity over other measures — say like shutdowns or vaccines.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
Asma Khalid is a White House correspondent for NPR. She also co-hosts The NPR Politics Podcast.
Stories From This Author
  1. Voters in this 'boomerang' county say they're nostalgic for the Trump economy
  2. Pa. voters talk about how the economy may impact their choice for president
  3. Politics chat: House approves aid for Ukraine and Israel, TikTok bill up next