SAGE have now put out a statement, highlighting that segmentation (trying to reach #herdimmunity by letting the virus rip through a population) is not a good idea.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/928740/S0810_Summary_of_SAGE_advice_on_segmentation.pdf
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This follows on from many other expert groups saying the same. And there has been suggestions that scientists are divided on this topic.
Individually and collectively, they/we& #39;re really not... here& #39;s a few more examples...
there are of course the thousands of individuals on the John Snow Memorandum (if you& #39;re able to and haven& #39;t yet signed it, then please do so!)
https://www.johnsnowmemo.com/ ">https://www.johnsnowmemo.com/">...
Academy of Medical Sciences over here - https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/navigating-covid-19-through-the-volume-of-competing-voices">https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news...
And also the Germany Society for Virology

https://www.g-f-v.org/node/1358 ">https://www.g-f-v.org/node/1358...
Whilst outliers are interesting to report on, and interesting to wonder why they are in the far-right corner of the graph, they& #39;re ultimately no use for policy and practice, since outliers are very unlikely to be right...
... particularly when everyone else who knows a thing or two about this area has pointed out the flaws in the plan.
Wrongness aplenty (with no justification) in the Great Barrington Declaration
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