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Technically it's the threshold where R drops below one. You might expect transmission to continue for some time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Overshoot

Sure. That is the technical definition. My point is that the rate at which cases will drop is proportional to the percent of the population that is immune. It's not a binary.

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