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Preferred term

herd immunity  

Definition

  • Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or social immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through vaccination or previous infections, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. (Wikipedia)

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • community immunity
  • herd effect
  • population immunity
  • social immunity

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-RR0LR87P-C

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