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In order to achieve herd

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immunity through vaccination,

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we'd have to vaccinate anywhere

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between 70 to 80 percent of the

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population.

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There are many hurdles to achieving

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herd immunity.

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One of the biggest challenges is the

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politicization of the COVID-19

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vaccine and misinformation—

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sowing doubt on whether

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there were corners cut in the

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process of developing this vaccine,

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speed to get the vaccine to the

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population sooner—and also

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a lot of political commentary

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around the vaccine really shedding

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more doubt on the production process

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and the dissemination process and

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equity of vaccine both

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production and dissemination.

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These are all going to be challenges.

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Probably the biggest challenge is

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the anti-vaxxer movement, which has

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been around for more than a decade

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prior to the pandemic starting,

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where there are conspiracy theories

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around vaccines producing various

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illnesses, including autism,

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without any evidence to support it.

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Given these challenges,

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one of the most important steps

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in vaccine acceptance

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by populations that would have to

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happen in order to reach herd

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immunity is a massive public

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health education campaign

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that has to occur in the U.S.

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and worldwide.