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16. This! It seems actual natural herd immunity is being confused wth the purposeful exposure of the

Tue Apr 21, 2020, 09:24 PM

Apr 2020

Populous to the virus. The difference being purposeful .....as did Sweden.

Also, part of herd immunity can come from a successful vaccine

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Herd immunity is a myth, infectious disease experts warn [View all] canetoad Apr 2020 OP

I don't think "herd immunity" qazplm135 Apr 2020 #1

Herd immunity Susan Calvin Apr 2020 #10

Herd immunity means sufficient numbers Igel Apr 2020 #18

Well, given the mortality rate. Susan Calvin Apr 2020 #23

Herd Immunity Doesn't RobinA Apr 2020 #24

Exactly. nt Susan Calvin Apr 2020 #26

All of these hints about immunity are horribly irresponsible underpants Apr 2020 #2

+100000000 Celerity Apr 2020 #9

Yeah, this is highly misleading as a headline. nt ramen Apr 2020 #15

Yeah, I agree unblock canetoad Apr 2020 #17

If you mass enough people in front of an onrushing locomotive... Girard442 Apr 2020 #4

This is a very good analogy sdfernando Apr 2020 #12

This virus is mindless Tweedy Apr 2020 #14

Even then, the tragic loss of life would be higher Tweedy Apr 2020 #27

It sounds more like Ayn Rand nonsense C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #5

Herd immunity for Dummies, courtesy of Wikipedia beastie boy Apr 2020 #6

Herd immunity is not the issue, it is how you GET THERE. 3 ways Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #7

That makes sense. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #25

The Right is grasping at straws Chainfire Apr 2020 #8

Technically relayerbob Apr 2020 #13

This BGBD Apr 2020 #21