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herd immunity

Finnish translation: laumaimmuniteetti

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12:55 Apr 21, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: herd immunity
Definition from Infection Control and Epidemiology:
Herd immunity (or community immunity) occurs when a high percentage of the community is immune to a disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness), making the spread of this disease from person to person unlikely. Even individuals not vaccinated (such as newborns and the immunocompromised) are offered some protection because the disease has little opportunity to spread within the community.

Example sentence(s):
  • Here's Why Herd Immunity Won't Save Us From The COVID-19 Pandemic Science Alert
  • U.K.’s Boris Johnson, who initially advocated herd immunity, becomes symbol of the strategy’s danger Fortune
  • Stanford Medicine Investigating California's Possible Herd Immunity To Coronavirus Alt105.3
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Finnish translation:laumaimmuniteetti
Definition:
Väestön immuniteetti, joka estäessään tartuntataudin leviämistä voi suojata rokottamattomankin yksilön
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laumaimmuniteetti


Definition from www.terveyskirjasto.fi:
Väestön immuniteetti, joka estäessään tartuntataudin leviämistä voi suojata rokottamattomankin yksilön

Example sentence(s):
  • Alhaisinta rokotuskattavuutta, jolla infektio ei aiheuta epidemioita väestössä, kutsutaan laumaimmuniteetin kynnysarvoksi. - Lääkärilehti  
  • Muista lääkevalmisteista poiketen rokote voi suojata myös rokottamattomia yksilöitä. Tällöin puhutaan laumaimmuniteetista. Sitä ei saavuteta kaikilla rokotteilla, ja sekin vaihtelee, kuinka suuri osa väestöstä on rokotettava laumaimmuniteetin saavuttamiseksi. - Suomen Lääkäriliitto  
  • Epidemia tulee menemään väestön läpi, ja kysymys on siitä, miten saamme laumaimmuniteetin aikaan väestössä niin, että riskiryhmiä on suojeltu. - Helsingin Sanomat  
Asta Haarasilta
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