Why do people keep repeating this as though it’s a statement of fact? It’s not. This approach aka gradual herd immunity would lead to 100,000’s of deaths over time and was clearly been rejected by the government in March.
The alternative recommended by WHO and soon to be followed in the UK is ‘test test test’, contract tracing, quarantining. The point is to get the R sufficiently low so as to make that possible.
The countries and regions with the lowest death rates are those that have pursued relentless community testing.
‘Living with the virus’ doesn’t mean making your peace with the fact that we’re all going to get it. It means accepting that we’ll be treading the line between social distancing measures and economic/ social stability for some time.
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‘We are all going to get it eventually’ nonsense
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Redolent · 03/05/2020 12:31
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