Most scientists think 60% to 80% of the population needs to be vaccinated or have natural antibodies to achieve herd immunity.
The coronavirus, however, has infected less than 2% of the U.S. population and has already killed at least 166,970 people.
"If everyone contracted it, even with the relatively high percentage of people without symptoms ... a lot of people are going to die," Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told actor Matthew McConaughey during a live discussion on Instagram. Most scientists think 60% to 80% of the population needs to be vaccinated or have natural antibodies to achieve herd immunity, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's health emergencies program,The coronavirus, however, has infected less than 2% of the U.S. population and has already killed at least 166,970 people, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
"And that's the reason why we're against saying 'Let it fly! Let everybody get infected and we'll be fine.' That's a bad idea," he added.by allowing Covid-19 to rapidly spread throughout their communities. Organization officials have said it would overwhelm hospitals and kill a lot of people.
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