Community Immunity
Channel: Te Whatu Ora | Health Promotion
Date: 2017-09-29

Community immunity (also called herd immunity) is an important way to keep our community protected from risk of disease outbreaks. When only a few people are immunised, disease can spread very quickly but when most people are immunised the community as a whole can be protected. Community immunity can help protect those most vulnerable in our community by preventing the spread of serious diseases.