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It's Okay to Be Smart: Visualizing Herd Immunity (With 500 Mousetraps!)

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “herd immunity” has been all over the news. But what does it really mean? One thing most people don’t realize about vaccines is that they aren’t just to protect the person who gets the shot. They also protect the population as a whole. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart" series.

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    Karen R. (Bremerton, WA)
    January 5th, 2022 at 04:14 PM

    Engaging video. High school students enjoyed it.