.

What do we stand for???

She is being charged, so the question is whether or not she was justified in shooting him. I believe she was, but what do you think?

Hey guys. Anybody out west get to be a precinct committee member? The OC GOP website has f-all on it. My guess is they like things exactly the way they are.

If you know different, msg me, por favor.

I'll start by admitting that It has been many years since my last formal biology course, and my memory isn't what it used to be.

I do seem to remember that in discussions and lessons about communicable diseases, the thresholds of what was considered positive herd immunity varied depending upon the disease. I also seem to recall that herd immunity was considered achieved at high rates (>70%) for some diseases such as smallpox, but that for virii such as influenza, herd immunity was considered as achieved at much lower threshholds (30-40%).

First, is my memory correct about herd immunity for influenza or similar virii? At least in the context of our understanding in the 1980s-1990s?

If so, did the understanding of herd immunity previous infection and/or vaccination threshold rates for virii like influenza change in the last 20 years or so?

Second, can somebody explain why, for the China Flu, that popular discussions of herd immunity now seem to revolve around 90-100% as the immunity threshold?

This topic came up in a discussion with a pair of NPCs recently who kept reciting something like, "no, you need at least 90% vaccinated to achieve herd immunity." It flew in the face of what I had learned, but as I said, what I learned was learned years ago. I just want to check my own knowledge and assumptions.

And if anything above sounds utterly stupid, that's okay. I know I am retarded, and there's a good reason I didn't pursue med school!