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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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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Oct 2020

      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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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Oct 2020

      To a great extent, I think this is because people have consistently been sold herd immunity as an end to the pandemic, even if that doesn't really make sense

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Oct 2020

      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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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Oct 2020

      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

      11:21 PM - 27 Oct 2020
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        1. Listener‏ @nickmaneck 27 Oct 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          Thank you for your sober words about the worst pandemic of my lifetime. You speak not alone from your expertise as an epidemiologist, but also from who you are. A light hearted caring person. We have a president who thinks herd immunity is what he "heard immunity"

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        2. Stephen Dugmore‏ @StephenBDugmore 28 Oct 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          What term would you use for our relationship to the common cold?

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 28 Oct 2020
          Replying to @StephenBDugmore

          Endemic disease

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        2. blah‏ @ps2rules27 28 Oct 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          @threadreaderapp unroll

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        3. Thread Reader Unroll Helper‏ @UnrollHelper 28 Oct 2020
          Replying to @ps2rules27

          Hello, here is your unroll: @GidMK: A lot of people seem to completely misunderstand herd immunity Immunity is about CASES, not DEATHS or… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1321334818106298368.html … Talk to you soon. 🤖

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