Dr. Fauci made a depressing new prediction about COVID-19 herd immunity

[Andy Meek]

• In a recent coronavirus update from White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, he offered what's since become a controversial adjustment to his prediction about COVID-19 herd immunity.
• Specifically, Dr. Fauci has increased the amount of herd immunity he thinks will be needed for the pandemic to be defeated.
• Critics of Dr. Fauci immediately pounced following his update, claiming that his information shouldn't be considered reliable if he updates it based on Americans' changing attitudes.

In a new coronavirus update, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci offered his latest thinking around "herd immunity" -- the phenomenon whereby enough people develop resistance to an infection that it diminishes to the point that life can get back to normal. The resistance to infection, in that scenario, can either come about naturally, such as by people contracting the infection and overcoming it, or via a vaccination.

The question as it relates to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is what Dr. Fauci decided to address in one of his latest press rounds, is the magic number that's needed for herd immunity to be achieved against COVID-19.

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