Why Hasn't SARS-CoV-2 Herd Immunity Happened? Will It Ever?!

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Alpha wild virus Beta variant Delta variant Omicron variant Omicron raging across the US Omicron creates testing shortages CDC metric for estimating total number of infections Why hasn't the US hit herd immunity SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Do mRNA vaccines activate production of memory T cells

Dr. Champion looks at the estimated total number US SARS-CoV-2 infections using CDC's Alpha/Beta/Delta-era metric, as well as Champion's preferred metric now that Omicron is raging and there are testing shortages. Given the huge number of estimated total infections (using either metric), would you expect the US to already have achieved herd immunity? If herd immunity should have already been achieved, why hasn't it?

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Why the vaccines do not activate production of memory T cells [watch from 7:19] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwA5lgoes9E&t=442s

Two critical unanswered questions about the combination of natural infection AND vaccination - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXiJ-L_0Wug&t=17s

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