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Tipping point models
- epalmer 11y agoFrom the very end of the "article" >or essentially 95% of the population to be vaccinated to get herd immunity. This has profound policy implications. To be provocative: If you, as a health official, know that this number is unatainable (e.g., because too many people decide not to vaccinate their kids for some reason) -- should you recommend stopping the program to mandate vaccinatons on everyone else? (spelling errors in article) To say the least this a provocative statement. Even without achieving "herd immunity" many lives will be saved. That should make decisions about vaccinations more obvious.
- ehudla 11y agoIt's not a coincidence that it was phrased as a question...
- sharemywin 11y agoI thought this would be about how many users are needed to make a social network tip and start growing on its own