Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAre MRNA vaccines any riskier than other vaccines?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareAre MRNA vaccines any riskier than other vaccines?Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSandLight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoHerd immunity only works if the herd is immune. If only a portion of the herd is immune, the rest of the herd will spread disease. It requires a critical mass to work, and it protects those who can not get the vaccine for medical reasons (like allergic reactions, etc.)
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoIt also only works if the herd remains immune. We are now seeing a return of diseases that had previously been eliminated (not eradicated), due to a decline in vaccinations. Examples include measles and whooping cough.
Herd immunity only works if the herd is immune. If only a portion of the herd is immune, the rest of the herd will spread disease.
It requires a critical mass to work, and it protects those who can not get the vaccine for medical reasons (like allergic reactions, etc.)
It also only works if the herd remains immune. We are now seeing a return of diseases that had previously been eliminated (not eradicated), due to a decline in vaccinations. Examples include measles and whooping cough.