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> But, once a young child gets the flu a few times, they develop herd immunity herd immunity is a property of the herd and not any single person, though.
by kzrdude 6y ago
> But, once a young child gets the flu a few times, they develop herd immunity
herd immunity is a property of the herd and not any single person, though.
- BillyTheKing 6y agoyea, the fact that most children get the flu is a counter example to herd immunity. Full scale herd immunity would protect vulnerable members of societies (who don't have immunity) of contracting the disease in the first place.
- tathougies 6y agoYou could be immune but be a carrier?