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Do you really think social distancing will prevent getting to the 60% needed for herd immunity? I dont think any of our measures are strong enough to actually

• hatenberg 7y ago
  Two things. A) I did not mention social distancing at all. It may be in a pool of measures needed to handle this (see other island nations who have managed that so far) but still not the topic of the comment. - We don't know yet if there can be hard immunity yet. Probably, maybe likely at least short term, but B) Herd immunity. It's not a strategy. It's just saying 'let's pray. The costs of just doing that are unknown but have risks based on what we know from many other virii. Risks, not certainties. Regardless - It won't happen at 60% given the infectiousness of this pathogen. Not even close. We are at much higher vaccination rates (86%) for measles (R0=18) globally. - It may wane after a few months Herd immunity right now is a fancy word for The Vast Majority of people will get it.
  • Unknown_Unknown 7y ago
    Not trying to undermine your post here, but can you please at least provide some sources and whether you are an expert in the field?