Why do they use the term 'Herd Immunity'? 😔😶

[c=#BF0080] We ARE humans, NOT animals 😶😑. Its sort of derogatory personally. They should refer to it as 'Group Immunity'. Sounds better to me anyway... Just a random rant! Normal sweetness and positivity resuming now 😊💕 [/c]

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DarkHeaven ·

They actually do use other names too.

“Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, or population immunity) is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that can occur with some diseases when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through vaccination or previous infections, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. Immune individuals are unlikely to contribute to disease transmission, disrupting chains of infection, which stops or slows the spread of disease. The greater the proportion of immune individuals in a community, the smaller the probability that non-immune individuals will come into contact with an infectious individual.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity