New Study Highlights Endless Benefits of HPV Vaccination for Women #USA #Bronx #Cervical_Cancer #HPV_Vaccine #Herd_Immunity
What if #herd_immunity isn’t just about how many people are immune, but how they’re 'spatially' connected? Our new PNAS paper explores this concept. We show how the topology and geometry of social networks influence the dynamics of herd immunity, whether it arises from infection or #vaccination. 1/2
What is #emergence, after all?
arxiv.org/abs/2507.04951
We unpack its meaning across science & philosophy, drawing on examples ranging from physics to bird flocking & epidemics. We feature how #herd_immunity emerges as immune individuals form overlapping firewalls that grow into a dominant shield.
HPV is not a purely gynecological topic.
My son (now 14) was vaccinated against HPV at the age of 11...
#herd_immunity