It is absolutely stunning to observe how the scientific community has reacted to the public health aspects of the pandemic. When the fog clears, one of the consequences of the pandemic will be public distrust in science and scientists.
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The difficulty is twofold: firstly it’s not implementable. Secondly it definitely wouldn’t minimise death or economic damage. It’s better to try to implement implementable strategies. I’ve advocated a South Korean type response from the start, it’s certainly doing better than UK.
Thanks for responding Rupert. Except for nursing home failures in Stockholm, Sweden has implemented said strategy. While lookdowns can lead to fewer deaths in the short term, it is mortality by the end of the pandemic that matters. South Korea has much further left to travel.
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Well... except for all that. And it’s a curious business: officially the Swedish policy isn’t ‘herd immunity’. They’re also nowhere near it, below 10%. Expect a further wave in the winter.
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That’s what it all comes down to- how much longer to not see a second spike in
before declaring de facto HI. The scorching 
of AZ, TX, and FL this summer didn’t stop large outbreaks and every other Euro country has already seen some kind of recurrence. And yet ’s R is 
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Tübingen a town in Germany implemented focused protection as suggested by
@gbdeclaration. All contacts in elderly and nursing Homes tested before interacting. separate shopping hours, Taxi in the Price of Public Transport. No lockdown, the result lowest mortality rate in Germany.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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