Medical Dictionary
herd immunity
noun \ˈhərd-\
Medical Definition of HERD IMMUNITY
: a reduction in the probability of infection that is held to apply to susceptible members of a population in which a significant proportion of the individuals are immune because the chance of coming in contact with an infected individual is less
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