On Hand

Is Herd Immunity Possible? It’s Complicated.


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A couple of months ago, the biggest vaccine problem for Michiganders was finding one. But now, the state faces an opposite challenge - finding people ready to sign up for the healthy supply of doses available. What does this mean for our ability to return to some kind of normal? Is herd immunity even possible anymore and what would it take to get there? 
GUESTS: 
Debra Furr-Holden, an associate dean and a professor of public health at Michigan State University. She’s director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions. 
Hassan Jaber, president and CEO of ACCESS, the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services in Dearborn. 
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