MGP - U.S. on pace to reach herd immunity in 1.9 months nearing normality

The U.S. is set to reach 70%+ COVID-19 immunity in 1.9 months at its current vaccination rate, according to Montreal-based Numera Analytics, a provider of macroeconomic and sectoral research specializing in probability forecasting.That's better than the 2.1 months until herd immunity calculated a week earlier.But the world as a whole won't reach herd immunity for a year, better than the 13 months Numera had previously forecast.Vaccine coverage in developed markets rose 4 points to 35% of the population, led by faster rollout in the Eurozone and Canada. Increased supply and improved logistics has allowed both regions to double the pace of inoculations over the past month. That puts the estimate for Canada reaching herd immunity at 5.1 months vs. 5.8 months a week earlier.The three countries closest to reaching herd immunity are Hungary, at 1.0 month, and the UAE and Netherlands, each at 1.6 months.That doesn't necessarily mean that developed market

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U.S. on pace to reach herd immunity in 1.9 months, nearing normality