Researchers with the University of South Florida released a new timeline of when Florida could reach herd immunity and found that has been delayed due to a decrease in cases and vaccinations.
Dr. Edwin Michael is a professor of epidemiology and disease modeling at USF. He’s tracking the latest on COVID and how soon the state could reach herd immunity.
According to his latest projections, 80% of Floridians have immunity either from the COVID vaccine or after recovering from the virus. He said the goal is to reach 85%, which could happen by the end of the month, according to his models.
Previous models showed Florida would reach herd immunity by Saturday, Sept. 11, but Michael said that’s now pushed back because of a drop in cases and vaccinations.
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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/09/10/researchers-florida-could-reach-herd-immunity-by-end-of-month/
