A mumps-like infection circulating in a well-mixed university population has

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Many Parts, One Behaviour, Ch Epidemics on networks

Problem

A mumps-like infection circulating in a well-mixed university population has R0=3.0R_0 = 3.0. A vaccine used against it has efficacy ϵ=0.95\epsilon = 0.95. Find the vaccination coverage vcv_{\rm c} required for herd immunity, to three significant figures.

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