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Medical Experts Push Back Herd Immunity Projections In Dallas County Due To Slowing Vaccination Rates
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April 29, 2021
Medical experts in North Texas have pushed back COVID-19 herd immunity projections in Dallas County to later in the summer due to slowing vaccination rates.
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Steve Miff, president and CEO of Parkland Center of Clinical Innovation (PCCI), said Wednesday the organization updated its forecast to reach herd immunity from mid-June to later in July. The forecast is based on 80% of the county’s population either having recovered from the virus or having received the vaccine.
According to Miff, the county is currently at 64% herd immunity. The organization said the slowing vaccination rates are having a “negative impact” on the forecast.
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