Of Mice and Schoolchildren: A Conceptual History of Herd Immunity

Copyright

2021

Published By

American Public Health Association

This article explores the concept of herd immunity--how individual biological defenses can be made relevant to larger populations and grant collective immunity. It provides an in-depth look about the development of understanding, different variations of interpretations of what grants herd immunity, and applies these findings to how we can develop herd immunity to COVID-19.