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Partly disagree in this case. So few people take the flu vaccine that there's no possibility of establishing general herd immunity, even if the experts guess r
by hga 12y ago
Partly disagree in this case.
So few people take the flu vaccine that there's no possibility of establishing general herd immunity, even if the experts guess right every flu season (this year they didn't for the Northern Hemisphere, or at least the US). On the smaller scale it's wise, e.g. now that I'm living with my 81 year old father, partly to help take care of him, that's an additional reason I take the vaccine.
- Retric 12y agoTargeted herd immunity works even at low levels. (Ex: staff at nursing homes.) The benifit it simply exponential (Assuming the vaccine is not 100% effective but transmission chances are low.)