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Must read piece in the Medical Journal of Australia.
"Herd immunity" is a terrible idea, requiring 61% of pop. infected to protect remaining 39%.
May be up to 9 undetected cases for every detected case.
Mass testing needed now.
#COVIDー19 #auspol https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/public-health-health-systems-and-palliation-planning-covid-19-exponential-timeline
"Herd immunity" is a terrible idea, requiring 61% of pop. infected to protect remaining 39%.May be up to 9 undetected cases for every detected case.Mass testing needed now.#COVIDー19 #auspol https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/public-health-health-systems-and-palliation-planning-covid-19-exponential-timeline
More on #COVIDー19 and "herd immunity":
"Further, allowing transmission of COVID-19 will not get rid of it – it causes recurrent, cycling epidemics of a mass scale, as seen with measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox and all other epidemic infectious disease prior to vaccination."
"Further, allowing transmission of COVID-19 will not get rid of it – it causes recurrent, cycling epidemics of a mass scale, as seen with measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox and all other epidemic infectious disease prior to vaccination."
We should "go hard, go fast" on #COVIDー19 because:
"The risk of a phased and gradual approach is continued epidemic growth, potential failure of the health system, and a far longer road to recovery."
"The risk of a phased and gradual approach is continued epidemic growth, potential failure of the health system, and a far longer road to recovery."
If you're still not convinced that we should "go hard, go fast" on #COVIDー19, look to the US:
"In the 24 hours through 12 a.m. on Friday, 562 people — or one almost every two-and-a-half minutes — died from the virus in New York State" #auspol https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-death-toll.html
"In the 24 hours through 12 a.m. on Friday, 562 people — or one almost every two-and-a-half minutes — died from the virus in New York State" #auspol https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-death-toll.html
