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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 Apr 24

      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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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 24

      Like, sure, pandemics died out - eventually most diseases became endemic and killed only a small number of people each year But that's definitely what's been bandied about as herd immunity

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 24

      Imagine if instead of "herd immunity" the message had been "recurring outbreaks with a slowly diminishing fatality rate until after months/years the number of yearly deaths would get low enough to not bother any more"

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 24

      Sorry, second tweet should read definitely NOT what's been bandied around

      5:34 AM - 24 Apr 2021
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 24

          "Prior to COVID-19 all these diseases had a metastable endemic pattern with regular yearly fluctuations!" Yes, exactly

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Apr 24

          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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        2. Anders‏ @andersskyrud Apr 24
          Replying to @GidMK

          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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        3. Lars Mølgaard Saxhaug‏ @load_dependent Apr 24
          Replying to @andersskyrud @GidMK

          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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