Hard to believe we are still talking about herd immunity as a national strategy. @nataliexdean and I wrote about this in April, and I remember discussions as far back as March. We can do better.https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/29/antibody-test-coronavirus-fatality-immunity/ …
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Hi Martin. I had a question for you. Since immunity is likely to not be indefinite, wouldn't the entire population eventually need to be either infected or vaccinated? Herd immunity would only protect until it wanes and vulnerable people would need to shelter again, correct?
Good questions. It will never go away completely. If immunity wanes, it will be gradual, and unlikely to generate the high infection rates we have seen this year with completely susceptible populations. So, risks will be much lower but not zero.
