Israel may have achieved herd immunity against Covid-19
It is interesting this herd immunity thing. I don't think a single figure of 65-70% is nuanced enough.<p>In the UK 60% of the adult population have had the jab now, but people without health conditions under 50 have not yet had anything at all - not even their first dose. Those under 18 are not even scheduled to get it.<p>So can we have "herd" immunity when the majority of the able-bodied working-age population and school kids are not protected yet?  From what I've seen in media and data (<a href="http://coronavirus.data.gov.uk" rel="nofollow">http://coronavirus.data.gov.uk</a>), the virus is running rampant in teenagers now, but everyone is apparently cool with that because "kids don't get sick from it" (ignoring any long-covid repercussions, which seems foolish to me)<p>Its all well and good making sure at 100% of 75+ year olds are protected, but they're not exactly representative of the people out and about mixing with strangers in shops/workplaces/bars/public transport/gyms/cafes etc