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The disastrous situation unfolding at San Quentin State Prison has become the latest of several cautionary tales that show how any effort to achieve herd immunity before a vaccine is available would come with enormous costs in terms of illness and death. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-11/san-quentin-coronavirus-herd-immunity-covid-19
COVID-19 spread unchecked across California’s oldest prison in ways that stunned public health experts, despite efforts to control the disease. As of Monday, there had been more than 2,200 cases and 25 deaths, among a population of more than 3,260 people. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-11/san-quentin-coronavirus-herd-immunity-covid-19
San Quentin’s death toll translates to a mortality rate of about 767 people dying out of every 100,000 persons. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-11/san-quentin-coronavirus-herd-immunity-covid-19
