FOX4: US hitting COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely due to vaccine hesitancy

According to reports, experts believe herd immunity is now unlikely in the U.S. due to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and constantly mutating variants. An estimated almost one-third of people do not want the COVID-19 vaccine.

FOX4 talked to Dr. Sarah Boyd, infectious disease physician on Saint Luke's COVID-19 Response Team, about why people should consider getting the vaccine.

Watch the full story below.

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