Must read piece in the Medical Journal of Australia.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">"Herd immunity" is a terrible idea, requiring 61% of pop. infected to protect remaining 39%.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">May be up to 9 undetected cases for every detected case.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow">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">https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2...

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."

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."

If you& #39;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">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...