Herd immunity by Anna Sanders https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity en-us 2018-12-06 17:01:58 UTC 2025-10-01 02:34:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png Herd immunity https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180080 The resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination.]]> 2018-12-07 11:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180080 https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180268 The level of vaccination needed to achieve herd immunity varies by disease"]]> 2018-12-07 11:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180268 https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180469 by vaccinating even people who cannot be vaccinated can be protected.]]> 2018-12-07 11:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180469 Why is herd immunity important? https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180912 When nobody is immuniszed, disease spreads through the population. When some of the population are immunized, disease spreads through some of the population. When most of the population are immunized, the spread of the disease is constrained.]]> 2018-12-07 11:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312180912 https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312181154 Vaccinated vs unvaccinated ]]> 2018-12-07 11:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312181154 Types of Immunity https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182061 2018-12-07 11:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182061 https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182148 When a high percentage of the population is vaccinated, it is difficult for infectious diseases to spread, because there are not many people who can be infected. For example, if someone with measles is surrounded by people who are vaccinated against measles, the disease cannot easily be passed on to anyone, and it will quickly disappear again]]> 2018-12-07 11:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182148 People who depend on herd immunity https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182266
  • People without a fully-working immune system, including those without a working spleen
  • People on chemotherapy treatment whose immune system is weakened
  • People with HIV
  • Newborn babies who are too young to be vaccinated
  • Elderly people
  • Many of those who are very ill in hospital


    • ]]>     2018-12-07 11:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182266     Controversy https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182514 There is a lot of controversy surrounding certain vaccines as many believe it can cause other health defects. e.g. many people believe that the MMR vaccine causes autism in children and therefore resist the vaccination. ]]> 2018-12-07 11:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/asanders34/herdimmunity/wish/312182514