Herd immunity means that more people are immune to a contagious disease than the amount that can be infected. Here's how it ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- At large vaccination sites, like the one in Galveston County where staff is administering up to 5,000 vaccinations a day, the hard work is paying off. Galveston County is ...

An infectious disease specialist took the time to explain what herd immunity is, how it works and when it might affect the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Frank Esper works for the Cleveland Clinic Children's ...

Experts say the U.S. is unlikely to reach herd immunity; here's what that means for vaccinated people, according to an epidemiologist. The concept of herd immunity gained recognition almost as soon as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With many states reporting more cases, there has been a lot of talk about "herd immunity." On Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci weighted in on the concept of "herd immunity." President ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- More than half of adults in Harris County have had a least one dose of the vaccine. In Fort Bend County, it's at least 60%. Still, we are starting to see demand for the ...

The initial epicenter within a Texas Mennonite community highlights how declining vaccination rates can lead to rapid disease transmission. While some may believe that abstaining from vaccination ...

New York state has half the population of California but has experienced 14 times as many deaths from novel coronavirus. RELATED: Californians may have developed some herd immunity to coronavirus last ...

Governments and officials are voicing hopes that COVID-19 vaccines could bring "herd immunity", with some calculating that immunising just two-thirds of a population could halt the pandemic disease ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general in the first Trump administration, is a distinguished professor in pharmacy practice and public health at Purdue University. The ...