Originally Posted by
deltabound
This is not an attack!
But here’s a link to an article by an epidemiologist who says that “herd immunity” is woefully misunderstood, and it will not help this pandemic the way us non epidemiologists think.
Without a vaccine, for this virus, herd immunity is, as a practical matter, worthless.
https://www.sciencealert.com/why-her...id-19-pandemic
Yes, we need a vaccine because herd immunity will take too long if dragged out so that the healthcare system can handle the serious cases, and even then lots of people will die. And we'd get into seasonal cycles with weather changes and also relaxed travel restrictions.
It's all about a vaccine, or some really effective pharma treatment for those who get it (that doesn't involved ICU/ventilators)..