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Unimmunized persons are protected—indirectly—against some infectious diseases by being surrounded by immunized persons. This is known as community (or “herd”) immunity. Why is community immunity important for public health?
This study describes the reduction in acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations among children after introduction of rotavirus vaccine in the United States.
Hospital-Associated Measles Outbreak — Pennsylvania, March–April 2009
Posted: Jan 23, 2012
Update: Influenza A (H3N2)v Transmission and Guidelines — Five States, 2011
Posted: Jan 3, 2012
NewsWest 9 (Texas)
Published: Dec 29, 2011