What You Need To Know: Is Herd Immunity Too Risky In Covid-19 Fight

In the fight against COVID-19, many countries have shut down businesses and schools, but that’s not the case in Sweden. That country’s relaxed approach is supposed to minimize the damage to the economy. The other goal is to slow the pandemic’s spread through “herd immunity,” which is when enough people become immune to a disease after recovering from it or getting vaccinated. GPB’s Virginia Prescott talks with Emory University professor Felipe Lobelo about the risks of herd immunity.