R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health Interim Director Dr. James McDonald on Wednesday said he doesn’t think herd immunity to COVID-19 is achievable in this country because “we aren’t willing to adopt that as a concept.” / AP FILE PHOTO/MATT ROURKE
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s top public health official on Wednesday said the nation will likely never reach herd immunity from COVID-19, but it’s time to move forward with life treating the virus as endemic while no longer in a state of emergency. Speaking during the Providence Business News Spring 2022 Health Care Summit at the…