Some MYTHS about COVID-19: - that herd immunity is inevitable - that epidemiologists love lockdowns - that it is less lethal than flu - that we can easily protect "the vulnerable" - that we can "let it rip" without cost
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Replying to @GidMK @Kit_Yates_Maths
Please withdraw the first point, or at least define your terms - herd immunity as the term is used by infectious disease specialists is very much an inevitable outcome of a pandemic and you are spreading misinformation.
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Replying to @TAH_Sci @Kit_Yates_Maths
That is incorrect - what many are describing as herd immunity is more commonly termed endemic disease
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Just so I understand you correctly. Say new cases of Covid fall to very low levels because most people have immunity, say because of a vaccine. Would you describe that as endemic disease? It's in this context that I have heard the term herd immunity used
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No, that would be an accurate description of herd immunity
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