Brazos County Judge, Healthcare Professional Talks About Impact Of Herd Immunity To COVID-19

Brian, Texas (KBTX)-In the discussion about COVID-19, the idea of ​​”herd immunity” emerges more often. With the ever-increasing number of incidents in Texas, the United States, and the world, leaders want to know all the options to stop their spread.

Judge Duane Peters of Brazos County even mentioned it in an interview Tuesday. After a commissioner’s court meeting, he wondered if herd immunity might help combat COVID-19 when talking to KBTX.

“There is a debate about herd immunity and all that, and I’m not sure if it works with COVID-19, but if it works, there is a logic that it might be better to have a lot of people, especially. I think there are also young people who were usually asymptomatic and got over it and got over it, Peters said.

“For me, the number of hospitals was really the number we’re seeing, and I’ve never seen a spike close to what’s going on with positive numbers alone,” Peters said. He said.

In a recent discussion on herd immunity, we sought a better understanding of what it meant and its potential impact on COVID-19.

“We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Kia Parsi, Chief Medical Officer at CHI St. Joseph Regional Health, said:

According to Percy, authorities are hoping for future immunity to the coronavirus. But he says there’s more about the virus that we need to understand before it happens.

“Sufficient numbers of people are infected, or enough people are immunized to prevent the infection. The truth is that previous infection with COVID-19 produces an immune effect in this herd. We certainly don’t know if it will develop enough immunity for,” Parsi said.

Dr. Sess Sullivan, an alternative health agency in Brazos County, adheres to Dr. Parsi’s statement. It’s too early to give it a try, and it’s not a strategy they can take yet.

Dr Lon Young, Chief Medical Officer of the Caprock Health System, said he could understand why a group of immunity might help at first sight.

“The concept of herd immunity applied to COVID-19 has at least three major problems. The first is the lack of a well-defined herd…our herd is actually It’s the entire population of the world moving to, and defining a herd of humans doesn’t hold at all,” said Young.

“The second problem you encounter is that in order to achieve herd immunity, a person needs a type of infection that develops long-term immunity. Therefore, when considering herd immunity, But think of mumps, chickenpox, and other illnesses,” said Young. The last problem, he said, is the high labor costs without a vaccine.

“It’s true that less than 10% of our population is infected with coronaviruses, but with more than 100,000 deaths in our country, to reach the level of collective immunity, You probably need 60%, 70% of us got infected and vaccinated to develop long-term immunity.

“I think trying to create herd immunity by getting infected poses a lot of danger to our community,” Parsi said.

“I think we still need to do this. Keep a social distance. Mr. Peters will wash your hands on Tuesday to ensure that our hospital is not overloaded. Do all that is available for you with a mask.

On Wednesday, I contacted Judge Peters for more thoughts on the matter. He said he wasn’t a medical expert, but wanted to know if the herd’s immunity would work as well as other viruses in this situation. He does not defend the herd’s immunity, but encourages people to continue the precautionary measures we have been practicing in the last few months.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading infectious disease specialist in the country, says she needs to know if the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective by the end of this year or early 2021.

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