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Old 19-10-2020, 07:01   #343
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
Thats nonsense, of course there is a precedent, thats why vaccines work at all.
I'm sure the odd person may get measles twice, but its not common, and you dont see measles epidemics.
Herd immunity does not mean everyone is immune, it means the majority are, enough to stop it spreading widely.
Except you do get them. Where vaccination rates have dropped or are generally low.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-he...-idUKKBN25L22T
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Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50625680
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How a wrong injection helped cause Samoa's measles epidemic
Wales measles epidemic: Case numbers up to 588 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22037270

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles...019.00098/full
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Measles Epidemics in Romania: Lessons for Public Health and Future Policy
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