[[Community immunity|Herd immunity]] is having a large percentage of the population immune to a disease in order to prevent the spread of that disease. Even individuals not immune are offered some protection because the disease has little opportunity to spread within the community. This is also known as herd immunity.[https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#] The thresholds for herd immunity to protect against various diseases range from 85% to 94% vaccination rates.[http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/training/overview/pdf/eradicationhistory.pdf]
On July 6, 2021, the ''Washington Post'' published the opinion piece [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/06/how-biden-can-win-over-vaccine-hesitant/ If Biden wants to convince the vaccine hesitant, give Trump credit for the vaccines]. [[Ronald Reagan]] rightly said, "There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."
The May 11, 2021, ''NY Times'' article ''Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe'' indicates: