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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think the term 'community immunity' sound much better than 'herd immunity'
Dr. Jerome Adams on CNN just used the term on CNN. Perhaps it's weird, but that's the first time I've ever heard it.
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I think the term 'community immunity' sound much better than 'herd immunity' (Original Post)
Siwsan
May 2021
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mucifer
(23,547 posts)1. Mooooooo!!!
Yup I agree.
hlthe2b
(102,283 posts)2. Herd Immunity is a very old term and yes, it does have origins in livestock disease control
but it has been used in human public health/epidemiology at least dating back to the 1700s, if not earlier--smallpox, typhoid, and other contexts.
Populations = Cohorts = Communities = Herds
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)3. Cities are a lot like feedlots
Buns_of_Fire
(17,180 posts)4. Alliteration is always good.
Now, a poster:
commUNITY
immUNITY
With the "unity" part bolded, expanded, and shared between the two words.
And underneath, "Get Vaccinated!"
There y'go. Short, pithy, and it fits on a bumper sticker.
Siwsan
(26,263 posts)5. Precisely!
Being Welsh, anything that even hints at poetry speaks to my soul.