Community Immunity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005822",
  "term": "Community Immunity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Situation in which a sufficient proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness) to make its spread from person to person unlikely. Even individuals not vaccinated (such as newborns and those with chronic illnesses) are offered some protection because the disease has little opportunity to spread within the community. .",
  "references": [
    "CDC Vaccines and Immunizations Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/community-immunity/"
}