The weirdest thing about the whole herd immunity through natural infection argument is that it's never happened ever for any disease long-term so it was always a wild idea for COVID-19
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"Prior to COVID-19 all these diseases had a metastable endemic pattern with regular yearly fluctuations!" Yes, exactly
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For example, imagine if the Great Barrington nonsense had said "yearly outbreaks with large epidemics until virtually the entire population has had COVID-19 at least once" instead of "herd immunity" Probably would've been a bit less popular
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I think it would have been better for epidemiologists to take on the role explaining that this is how herd immunity works in a natural setting, with endemicity and recurring epidemics, rather than to aggressively lash out at anyone using the term.
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Could not agree more. Denying that herd immunity exists rather than Ponting out what it truly means, has been a great failure of public health communication.
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