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HERD IMMUNITY [4 records]

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Record 1 2026-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Communication and Information Management
  • Information Theory
CONT

Prebunking is the process of debunking lies, tactics or sources before they strike. Its proponents describe it as a sort of vaccine for the mind that strengthens people's ability to think critically and makes them immune to most misinformation or propaganda. Like with vaccines, it is not necessary to immunize everybody : when prebunking reaches a critical threshold of the susceptible population, a phenomenon similar to herd immunity takes place : immune individuals do not repeat or deny false claims outright, preventing their spread.

Key term(s)
  • pre-bunking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
  • Théorie de l'information
DEF

Approche proactive consistant à préparer le public avant exposition à la désinformation, en fournissant preuves et contexte pour mieux repérer et rejeter les fausses informations.

Key term(s)
  • prédémystification

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
CONT

... natural herd immunity, achieved through infection rather than vaccination, can be challenging due to high rate of serious illness and death, with health systems overwhelmed well beyond their surge capacity, even in high-income countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Dans les pays riches, les progrès de l'hygiène font reculer les infections à transmission féco-orale, mais diminuent l'immunité collective naturelle contre les agents [causant les hépatites virales].

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Perhaps the most widely accepted reason for mass vaccination is to rapidly increase population(herd) immunity in the setting of an existing or potential outbreak, thereby limiting the morbidity and mortality that might result, especially when there has been no routine vaccination, or because populations have been displaced and routine immunization services disrupted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Les autorités soulignent que la vaccination de masse demeure l'un des meilleurs moyens de faire face à la pandémie et de minimiser ses conséquences potentielles et sa propagation dans la société.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Higiene y Salud
CONT

La contención sanitaria y el posterior inicio real de la reactivación económica se lograrán con la vacunación masiva [...]

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Record 4 2021-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
DEF

The resistance of a group to the spread of an infectious disease based on the resistance to infection of a high proportion of individual members of the group.

OBS

The percentage of immune people necessary for herd immunity is specific to each infectious disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Résistance d'un groupe à la propagation d'une maladie infectieuse, basée sur la résistance à l'infection d'une proportion élevée des membres individuels du groupe.

OBS

Le pourcentage de personnes immunisées nécessaire à l'immunité collective est propre à chaque maladie infectieuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Epidemiología
DEF

Resistencia de un grupo o población a la invasión o difusión de un agente infeccioso como consecuencia de la resistencia específica a la infección de una elevada proporción de los miembros del grupo o población.

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