Covid-19: Is Manaus the final nail in the coffin for natural herd immunity?
Luke Taylor
Abstract
Many thought a second wave was impossible in Brazil’s Amazon because of the severity of the first. A second crisis has stunned the city of Manaus, reports <b>Luke Taylor</b>, and raises questions around a new variant and the likelihood of natural herd immunity
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