University of Cambridge logo
Published on 18 August 2020
Share Share  Share

On the Management of Population Immunity

Related topics

Working paper

Herd immunity - crucial yet irrelevant

This paper considers a susceptible-infected-recovered type model of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 or swine flu, in which costly treatment or vaccination confers immunity on recovered individuals.

Authors

Robert Rowthorn
Register your interest

Let us know if you’d be interested in reading more about this and related research by submitting your details below.

By submitting this form, you will be supplying us with your personal information so that we may contact you.

We use optional cookies to collect analytics and enable embedded content. By clicking accept, you are giving consent for us to do this. You can find out more in our privacy policy page and manage cookies through the cookie settings page.