ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – How long will it take until Florida can reach herd immunity? According to the World Health Organization, herd or general population immunity for COVID-19 is at least 60-70%.
Several central Florida health officials say a higher percentage of immunity is needed.Dr. Ali Mokdad with the University of Washington, alongside his colleagues at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, has been tracking COVID-19 numbers since the beginning of the pandemic.
Dr. Mokdad said he predicts Florida will reach herd immunity by Summer.“Sometime in May, June Florida will go back to what we call semi-normal or quasi-normal,” Mokdad said. “If you get the vaccine, you build antibodies for the disease and again we don’t know this.