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Per capita, it is somewhere in the middle and on par with neighbouring EU countries.
by lightgreen 7y ago
Per capita, it is somewhere in the middle and on par with neighbouring EU countries.
- tigershark 7y agoShow me some other country in the world that has the declared objective to infect 60% of its population, please.
- londons_explore 7y agoI wonder what endgames these other countries are hoping for. I only see: 1. Eliminate virus entirely. Without a vaccine, almost impossible. 2. Infect 1-1/R of the population, relying on the fact that people who have already had the virus will provide herd immunity. 3. Give a vaccine to 1-1/R of the population. 4. Virus control measures of lockdowns stay in place forever. As far as I can see, the UK is choosing option 2, while most of the rest of the world seem to be attempting 1, which is probably impossible, therefore will end up doing 4.
- tim333 7y ago5. Limit the spread for a year or two till we have a vaccine.
- lightgreen 7y agoUK did not declare an objective to get 60% of population get infected. If you have a source for that, please provide a link. They told 60% will get infected eventually and this is very similar to what Angela Merkel said (she said 70%).