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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 Mar 2020

    My new piece in @ScienceAlert - why herd immunity won't save us from #COVID19 #coronavirusaustralia https://www.sciencealert.com/why-herd-immunity-will-not-save-us-from-the-covid-19-pandemic …

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      1. James Monk‏ @JamesWMonk 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        Why do you quote a IFR of 0.5-1% when the source that you cite for that estimate itself says they estimate a range of 0.1-0.26%. I don't know whose estimate is correct, but if you cite a source then you should use their actual estimate, not cite them for a much higher value

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      2. Hilde Maren‏ @hildemaren 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        I agree with the problem with clusters, and no easy way out. But not "If 70 percent of your population is infected with a disease, it is by definition not prevention. How can it be? Most of the people in your country are sick!" 50% of the "sick" does not notice anything at all..

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      3. Hilde Maren‏ @hildemaren 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @hildemaren @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        At least according to Iceland which have tested about 5% of the population:https://www.covid.is/data 

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      2. Kevin Stewart‏ @stewak2 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        It may not ‘save’ us but is almost certain to happen. There are only 3 paths - herd immunity by exposure, herd immunity by vaccine, or suppression and extinction of virus. Given that a vaccine is a year + out, and lockdowns can’t last that long...the first path is most probable.

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      3. Jenseits von Gutund-Bose (he/him/US)‏ @Caoimhin_A 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @stewak2 @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        So catch it, treat it and hope you don't succumb? So short term our focus should be on better/best treatment not vaccination?

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      2. Jenseits von Gutund-Bose (he/him/US)‏ @Caoimhin_A 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        Question: when you become immune from COVID-19 (or any similar infectious disease) are you still a carrier/transporter of the virus? IOW, your immune but touch an infected person, can you still carry that virus "home" to those who are not immune? It seems probable that you can...

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      3. Kevin Stewart‏ @stewak2 30 Mar 2020
        Replying to @Caoimhin_A @GidMK @ScienceAlert

        Unlikely. Your immune response is what clears the virus from your system, so you might show antibodies before virus gone, and could still transmit, but once negative on PCR ( don’t have virus ) and + on antibody ( protected ) you are won’t be a carrier.

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