A rough estimate of future COVID deaths now that herd immunity is unlikely

Last update: Monday 5/10/21

Apoorva Mandavilli, a highly respected NY Times reporter focused on the coronavirus, recently published an article that was derived from her interviews with prominent epidemic experts. She reported that a consensus among these experts has quietly emerged  that achieving herd immunity is no longer a realistic goal for the U.S.  

(Please read "Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe", Apoorva Mandavilli, NY Times, 5/3/21 ...  or listen to a podcast of Mandovilli discussing her article and why she wrote it, The Daily, 5/7/21)