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Los Angeles Should Reach Covid-19 Herd Immunity By Late June, Say Health Officials

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On Wednesday, after months of not getting a three week window of projections on vaccine supply, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said, based on numbers received from the federal government, that Los Angeles will reach 80% vaccine coverage in residents over 16 years old the next 12 weeks.

That means by the end of June the county should have achieved the overall the 70-85% immunity — through vaccinations and infections — Dr.

Anthony Fauci says is required for herd immunity to the virus.“If L.A. County receives 500,000 doses a week,” said Ferrer on Wednesday, “80% vaccination of 16 and over can happen in just 12 more weeks.”She then showed a slide displaying the logic of that assertion.

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