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> The declaration claims that increased infection of those at lower risk would lead to a build-up of immunity in the population that would eventually also prote
by hilbertseries 6y ago
> The declaration claims that increased infection of those at lower risk would lead to a build-up of immunity in the population that would eventually also protect those at higher risk from the SARS-CoV-2 virus
We’ve seen what happens when the virus is allowed to run unchecked in populations. New variants start popping up that are resistant to the previous version. Further, this whole isolate those most likely to die doesn’t work. Due to things like... multigenerational households. Or people that don’t know they’re at risk etc.
- timr 6y ago> New variants start popping up that are resistant to the previous version. There is no evidence that new variants have escaped natural immunity in any population. To date, all of the known variants are neutralized by existing antibodies and immune sera. This is a fact -- we've seen effects on titers in a few papers, but nothing has yet to escape immunity. That said, immune escape is probably inevitable -- this virus mutates far too quickly and has too many zoonotic reservoirs to prevent that from happening. To the extent that this occurs, a mix of natural and vaccine-induced immunity is likely the fastest and most robust way to suppress the virus.