A disease has a basic reproduction number R0 of 5. What is the approximate herd immunity threshold?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 80 percent
- Step 1: The threshold is 1 - 1/R0. Step 2. 1 - 0.2 = 0.8. Answer: 80 percent. Why not the others: 20 percent is the inverse.
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