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Last week, Dr Mary-Louise McLaws from the University of New South Wales estimated that at least 90% to 95% of Australians would need to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to combat new strains of the coronavirus and to achieve “herd immunity”:
“My calculations are that we need to vaccinate at least 90 to 95 per cent if we’re covering a variant of concern”…
“If people don’t get vaccinated at all, they have no chance of developing immunity.”
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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