Herd immunity

Select one vaccine preventable disease (VPD) outbreak in Australian in the past 10 years. Provide a summary of statistics for the outbreak and outline the impact of the outbreak on the patient and the community.

Discuss the importance of continuing to maintain high herd immunity for VPD when diseases are no longer a threat in Australia.

Maximum word count for addressing the above points should be approximately 300 words (+/- 10%) and referenced. After that, read your peers’ responses and discuss any major similarities or differences that you notice. As a guide, you should try to limit your total discussion postings to approximately 150 words.

I have noted that there are some areas that make reference to the old immunisation handbook which has now been replaced by the new online version: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/
and here you can search for the term you are looking for in the search bar.

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