If somebody wants to live up to his slogan "Trust me I am an epidemiologist", one should not spread false claims like this.
It is simply not true.
Ask @BallouxFrancois and @AdamJKucharski who both know much more about herd immunity through natural infection than Health Nerd.https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1385925515375120386 …
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Erik Svensson Retweeted Adam Kucharski
Here is a thread debunking the false claims above by Health Nerd:https://twitter.com/AdamJKucharski/status/1316283049445855232?s=19 …
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Replying to @EvolOdonata
Not sure I follow. They are claiming the same thing here: «never reached long-term» vs. «has been reached... then subsequently lost»? Anyway, I am not an epidemiologist ;) but i sure think it is very good we can now also use vaccines to reach herd immunity.
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Replying to @fabrice_erouk
I think the point by
@AdamJKucharski is that herd immunity (whether through immunity, infection or a combination) is very context-specific and not as "hard" as it is sometimes portrayed as. That is why we need regular vaccine boosters and why the HIT varies seasonally & spatially1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @EvolOdonata @AdamJKucharski
I agree but i think this is also the point of
@GidMK here, if you see his thread, about how natural herd immunity was depicted as a simple solution by many of its proponents. But maybe I am missing something?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Nope, that's precisely the point
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