What is herd immunity? How do individual choices affect population health? Can we eradicate infectious disease? Join Levannia and Lindsay as they wrap up our vaccine mini-series with a deep dive into herd immunity. Come learn how herd immunity is calculated and how it relates to the R naught of a virus. For a real world example of the magic of herd immunity, come learn about how the the world rid itself of smallpox. Be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It really helps our podcast reach new listeners! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @thesecretlifeofnumbers Find the references we used in this episode in our Show Notes Check out our Anchor Profile Sound Editing/Original Music by Julian Bertino Sound [email protected] Send us an email! [email protected] Tags: vaccines, Rnaught, COVID-19, virus, public health, global health, disease dynamics, pandemic, statistics, STEM, women in science, women in STEM, medicine

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