A lot of people seem to completely misunderstand herd immunity Immunity is about CASES, not DEATHS or HOSPITALIZATIONS Even if deaths were to decrease, if cases are rising it is not herd immunity BY DEFINITION
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The point is, even if we were to decrease the fatality rate of COVID to the level of the common cold, if cases are still increasing it's not population/herd immunity
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To put it another way, no one describes us as having herd immunity to the common cold, so it makes no sense to talk about a situation where COVID-19 becomes less lethal in those terms
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