Biology A-Level
Herd immunity and epidemic prevention
What Herd immunity and epidemic prevention means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Herd immunity and epidemic prevention
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High uptake reduces the number of susceptible hosts so the pathogen cannot spread easily, which can prevent epidemics and protect people who cannot be vaccinated.
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