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Visualizing Herd Immunity
Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.
Visualizing Herd Immunity
Season 8 Episode 27 | 14m 49s | CC
Since the start of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the term “herd immunity” has been all over the news. But what does it really mean? One thing most people don’t realize about vaccines is that they aren’t just to protect the person who gets the shot. They also protect the population as a whole, even people who didn’t get the shot. We use mousetraps & ping-pong balls to show you how that works.
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