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We\u2019ve all heard this phrase over and over again the past year. But what is it, and can it actually be achieved?<\/p>\n
Herd immunity occurs when a high percentage or majority of the population achieves immunity to a disease, limiting the spread. It usually occurs in 2 ways: through virus exposure or vaccination. Many of us are hoping that if we reach this stage, life can get back to normal. Scientists \u2018guestimate\u2019 that 70 \u2013 90 percent of the population needs to reach immunity to manage the spread effectively. But that \u2018guess\u2019 could change. Measles required an immunity threshold of 90 percent; Polio Required 80 percent. (Per World Health Organization). Many of us received the Polio vaccine as children\u2026I wonder how many of us can still find that vaccination scar? Mine was on my upper arm, but my daughter\u2019s is on the back of her knee. Go figure!<\/p>\n
News sources recently reported that about 32 percent of Americans had received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. With younger Americans able to receive the vaccine by summer, those immunization numbers should rise. That is good news since the news also reported that new \u201cstrains\u201d make those
under age 16 particularly vulnerable. I also heard that Arizona is the most efficient and effective in the country for handling and distributing the vaccine.<\/p>\n
So which vaccine should you get? The CDC advises we should get the vaccine that is the soonest available to us. Since we\u2019ve waited this long for the vaccine, don\u2019t gamble by \u201cshopping around.\u201d<\/p>\n
I am very sensitive to many commonplace drugs. When I received my vaccine, I was concerned about having a reaction because I\u2019m allergic to\u00a0 Epinephrine- the antidote to resolve life-threatening anaphylaxis. I took my grandson with me, an ER trauma nurse, and luckily only had the usual 24-hours-later minor side effects. I was quickly back to being \u201cbright-eyed & bushy-tailed.<\/p>\n
Whether or not you receive the vaccine is a personal choice. Your decision to vaccinate could contribute to reaching herd immunity sooner based on science\u2019s current projection. Many of us are vaccinated and are eager to greet you all again in person, soon!<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve all heard this phrase over and over again the past year. But what is it, and can it actually be achieved? Herd immunity occurs when a high percentage or majority of the population achieves immunity to a disease, limiting the spread. It usually occurs in 2 ways: through virus exposure or vaccination. Many of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7125,"featured_media":210444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-american-retirement-advisor-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n