Dr. Marty Makary, New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Price We Pay and professor at Johns Hopkins University returns to the Dom Giordano Program for an update on his prediction that, if all goes well, we’d be reaching herd immunity by April. First, Giordano and Makary discuss an upcoming piece by Makary that’ll appear in the Wall Street Journal in which he compares the UK to the US in the race to herd immunity, as the UK reaches the precipice and the US lags behind. Then, Makary discusses the leadership by Dr. Fauci throughout the virus, explaining that the lack of hard decision-making knocked us back in the race to herd immunity. Then, Makary updates the prediction he made, explaining that results have differed on a regional basis, with parts of the country starting to reach herd immunity while areas like New York and New Jersey lag a bit. After that, Makary explains what exactly herd immunity is, explaining that it’s not binary but rather a progression toward safety. Finally, Makary gives his thoughts on vaccine passports, telling us that if we do indeed go forward with the proposal, it’s absolutely necessary to also include those who have antibodies. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for HBO)
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