The United States could reach herd immunity when 20% of the population receives the coronavirus vaccine, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary told “The Story” Monday.

“There is a false construct out there, there’s a recommendation that we need to get every American immunized in order to get a handle on the pandemic,” Makary — a professor of surgery and health policy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore told guest host Brian Kilmeade.

“The reality is that about 25 to 50% of Americans have already had the infection and have some natural immunity,” he added. “Now, we don’t know if that’s a little better, a little worse, or the same as vaccinated immunity, but … we may only need to get an additional 20% of the population immunized by February or March to really hit those 70% herd immunity levels.”

The federal government is expecting to roll out nearly eight million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week between products from Pfizer and Moderna, according …continued .
[Source: Fox News]