Vaccines Pt. 2
Conspiracy Theories
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The Origins of Herd Immunity
This chapter discusses the origins and development of the concept of herd immunity. It explains that herd immunity was first mentioned in a 1923 paper and was originally a mathematical theory tested on lab mice. The theory was based on natural immunity gained from prior exposure to a disease, not through vaccination.
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