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He discusses herd immunity thresholds, questioning whether current vaccines can achieve these levels against variants like Delta. While not yet certain, he emphasizes that widespread vaccination and natural immunity can significantly curb outbreaks when sufficiently established.

Vaccinating Children and the Future

The topic of vaccinating children is complex. Wilhouse points out that the risk of severe COVID-19 in healthy children is extremely low, but as they grow older, their risk increases.

He warns about the potential role children could play in ongoing virus circulation and spillover into vulnerable populations. The balance involves weighing the low individual risk for children against their role in transmission, which remains under investigation.