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TheFarseer

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7. Only chance is a vaccine

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Sep 25, 2020, 10:52 PM

Sep 2020

We just can’t do a lockdown. Too many people will cheat and screw it up. This half-assed strategy we’re doing now isn’t cutting it. But not enough people are getting it to achieve here immunity. Come on Pfizer!!!

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About 9% of Americans exposed to COVID-19 by mid-summer. That's a long way from herd immunity. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP

Yes, but herd STUPIDITY will overwhelm the nation... AZ8theist Sep 2020 #1

Not red America. It's rube America. paleotn Sep 2020 #3

Certainly!! AZ8theist Sep 2020 #4

Lightyears and paleotn Sep 2020 #2

There is NO hard evidence long term immunity exists for COVID19 after infection. Pobeka Sep 2020 #5

Name another corona virus vaccine.... WA-03 Democrat Sep 2020 #6

I'd go one further. Igel Sep 2020 #14

Only chance is a vaccine TheFarseer Sep 2020 #7

And that 9% gives us 200,000 dead NickB79 Sep 2020 #8

That's very "no true Scotsman". Igel Sep 2020 #15

The infection rate is varies a lot Steelrolled Sep 2020 #9

Even in those states, it's not evenly distributed NickB79 Sep 2020 #11

Trump's plan is herd infections mdbl Sep 2020 #10

But hair furor clearly said herd mentality. truthisfreedom Sep 2020 #12

Could be achieved at less than that DeminPennswoods Sep 2020 #13

I sincerely doubt that 9% of our population has been tested FakeNoose Sep 2020 #16