Vaccine Hesitancy

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I think you can forget herd immunity. Even if they make the vaccine available to children which is very questionable at the moment, the odds of hitting herd immunity are shrinking and likely not attainable. A quick google search found these links...

Herd immunity might be impossible

Many Scientists think herd immunity may now be impossible

5 reasons why herd immunity is probably impossible

It's unlikely America will reach herd immunity, experts warn

Yes, it might not be obtained.  One major factor that will determine if it is obtained will be the portion of the antivaxers that obtain immunity thru catching the disease.

[Pappy13]

i don't know why you think a children's vaccine is impossible .. next week they'll likely open up the pfizer shot to 12 year olds and they're already doing studies on 5-11 year olds.

I expect by the fall we'll have public school vaccination requirements

I don't think a children's vaccine is impossible, I said it was very questionable at the moment. I think herd immunity is impossible for a variety of reasons but if a children's vaccine hits a stumbling block then that would definitely be a huge blow to the chances of herd immunity

[Dave Gray]

Herd immunity, in my incredibly non-credible, non-medical opinion will hinge on three major factors:  whether schools require vaccines to go (both public schools and universities) and how long you remain immune after catching the virus and whether future mutations will be completely resistant to the vaccine.  If the answer is "yes" and "a long time" and "no", then I think we'll get there.