US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths as more people decline vaccinations: FDA - eviltoast
US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths: FDA
arstechnica.com
Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out misinformation.
  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Herd immunity is vulnerable to the free rider problem. Individuals who lack immunity, including those who choose not to vaccinate, free ride off the herd immunity created by those who are immune. As the number of free riders in a population increases, outbreaks of preventable diseases become more common and more severe due to loss of herd immunity.

    The freaking science teacher at my old school didn’t understand what herd immunity is. This was before COVID when vaccine retardedness was just a growing chorus of idiocy from right wing radio. Which the science teacher listened to constantly.