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There will be no real herd immunity effect to protect those who lack immunity. Instead virtually everyone is just going to get infected, and most survivors will retain cellular immunity which gives them significant protection against severe symptoms during later reinfections.

https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...

Fortunately the current vaccines and other therapies are pretty effective at preventing deaths.




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