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What is Herd Immunity

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Herd immunity occurs when a large number of people in a community become immune to a disease. This prevents the virus or bacteria from spreading easily, protecting those who cannot be vaccinated or who have immune systems. By getting vaccinated, we help build this herd immunity and prevent the spread of disease, providing protection for the entire community.
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A MOOC on Promoting Vaccination for Healthcare Professionals in Higher Education: Project IENE11 PROVAC
Remedios López-Liria (University of Almería, Spain), Patricia Rocamora-Pérez (University of Almería, Spain), María de los Ángeles Valverde-Martínez (University of Almería, Spain), and María Jesús Benzo-Iglesias (University of Almería, Spain)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8861-4.ch005
Abstract
The European project entitled “Empowering Nurses and Healthcare Professionals to Promote Vaccination and Tackle Vaccine Hesitancy. IENE 11 PROVAC” is an initiative that has been developed by three European Universities (from Spain, Cyprus, and Greece) and an educational organization from Romania. Its goal is to train healthcare professionals to become reliable sources of information as well as address the doubts of the general population. Furthermore, this program aims to create a curriculum, information tools, and a massive online open course (MOOC) targeting healthcare professionals, individuals from disadvantaged groups, and those who are more vaccine hesitant to help them become better informed, overcome their fears, and ultimately strengthen confidence in vaccines. This MOOC aspires to be an example for innovative online courses for healthcare professionals around the world.
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