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> 229 specialists in disciplines ranging from mathematics to genetics - though no leading experts in the science of the spread of diseases

• stevenwoo 7y ago
  Here’s what you are asking for though USA, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/epidemiologist-britain-herd-immunity-coronavirus-covid-19 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/epidem...
  • LordHumungous 7y ago
    > Nobody should be under the illusion that this is something that can be dodged through somehow manipulating a virus that we are only beginning to understand. This will not pass you by; this is not a tornado, it is a hurricane. Isn't this exactly what the UK strategy amounts to? An acknowledgement that the pandemic can only mitigated at this point? It seems to me that those who are in the "shut down everything" camp are under the illusion that the virus can be stopped.
    • kronin 7y ago
      Not stopped, no. Slowed. Give the healthcare system a chance to deal with those that are coming in, without being overwhelmed. Give the researchers a chance to come up with an immunity shot. Time is our friend in this situation.