noun · countable / uncountable · rare

herd immunity

herd immunity · herd immunities

колективний імунітет

популяционный иммунитет, коллективный иммунитет

Herdenimmunität

The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given…The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination.

UK/ˈhəːd ɪˈmjuːnɪti/US/ˈhɚd ɪˈmjunəti/

» Scientists don't know yet if herd immunity is possible with this virus.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination.
Herdenimmunität
популяционный иммунитетpopuljacionnyj immunitet, коллекти́вный иммуните́тkollektívnyj immunitét
колективний імунітетkolektyvnyj imunitet

Examples

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Scientists don't know yet if herd immunity is possible with this virus.
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You still need to wear a mask until herd immunity is achieved.
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The percentage of people that need to have antibodies in order to provide herd immunity varies from disease to disease.
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I'm an epidemiologist. When I heard about Britain's "herd immunity" coronavirus plan, I thought it was satire.
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