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Immunities of the Herd in Peace, War, and COVID-19.
Anderson, Warwick.
  • Anderson W; Warwick Anderson is Janet Dora Hine Professor of Politics, Governance, and Ethics in the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is also an honorary professor in the School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Am J Public Health ; 112(10): 1465-1470, 2022 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1974455
ABSTRACT
Intermittently, the concept of herd immunity has been a potent, if sometimes ambiguous and controversial, means of framing the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and envisaging its end. Realizing the full meaning of human herd immunity requires further attention to its connections after World War I with British social theory. Distracted by "obvious" yet unsubstantiated correspondences with veterinary research, historians of the concept have not engaged with the more proximate influence of discussions of social psychology and group dynamics on postwar epidemiology. Understanding the openness of early 20th century epidemiology to social thought deepens our appreciation of the significance of herd or population immunity, as well as suggests new avenues for exchange between public health and contemporary social sciences. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(10)1465-1470. https//doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306931).
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Am J Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajph.2022.306931

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Am J Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajph.2022.306931