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Editorial
. 2017 Apr 18;114(16):4031-4033.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704507114. Epub 2017 Apr 10.

Simply put: Vaccination saves lives

Walter A Orenstein  1 , Rafi Ahmed  2
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Editorial

Simply put: Vaccination saves lives

Walter A Orenstein et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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(A) A highly susceptible population in which a transmitting case is likely to come in contact with a susceptible person leading to a chain of person-to-person transmission. (B) A highly immune population in which a transmitting case is unlikely to come in contact with a susceptible person, thereby breaking the chain of transmission and achieving indirect protection of remaining susceptibles because they are not exposed.
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