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I agree: herd immunity through infection without a vaccine has never been seriously accepted by the scientific community. However, that has not stopped Trump f
by tylerhou 6y ago
I agree: herd immunity through infection without a vaccine has never been seriously accepted by the scientific community.
However, that has not stopped Trump from alluding to a herd immunity approach: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/29/trumps-been-publicly-indicating-his-openness-herd-immunity-strategy-months/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/29/trumps-be...
During his town hall before the election, Trump even claimed that "over period of time... [developing] a herd mentality" would cause the coronavirus to "go away." From context, a reasonable viewer could assume that Trump meant "herd immunity."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/09/16/trump-says-with-a-herd-mentality-covid-19-coronavirus-will-go-away/?sh=5e3ee7c91dde https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/09/16/trump-says-...