A pertussis-like infection has in a well-mixed school population

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Problem

A pertussis-like infection has R0=4.5R_0 = 4.5 in a well-mixed school population. A vaccine has efficacy ϵ=0.80\epsilon = 0.80 (it protects 80%80\% of those who receive it). Find the coverage vcv_{\rm c} (fraction of the population that must be vaccinated) needed for herd immunity, to three significant figures.

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