The German Society for Immunology (DGFI) on Tuesday said that herd immunity against Covid-19 is not achievable without the widespread vaccination of children and adolescents. “Typically, one assumes herd immunity when 60 to 70 percent of the population is protected against the pathogen,” said Vice President Reinhold Förster to the newspapers of the Funke Media Group on Tuesday. The situation has worsened with the Delta variant, he added. The aim in Germany is to achieve ‘herd immunity’ and protect people through mass vaccination. The only vaccine approved for this age group so far is BioNTech/Pfizer.

Source: The Local July 06, 2021 09:56 UTC