Health
Ending Covid-19 via herd immunity is ‘a dangerous fallacy’ – The Guardian
Prominent scientists sign open letter saying strategy is ‘unsupported by evidence’
The concept of ending the Covid pandemic through herd immunity is a dangerous fallacy unsupported by scientific evidence, say 80 researchers in a warning letter published by a leading medical journal.
The international signatories of the open letter in the Lancet say the interest in herd immunity comes from widespread demoralisation and diminishing trust as a result of restrictions being reimposed in many countries because of surging infections in a second wave.
The suggestion that the way out…
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