Scientists criticize White House for herd immunity claim



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William Schaffner, MD, Vanderbilt University.

The lancet: “Herd Immunity Approaches to Controlling COVID-19 Are a ‘Dangerous Fallacy,’ Say Authors of Open Letter”.

The New York Times: “The White House accepts a statement from scientists opposing the lockdowns and is based on ‘herd immunity.’

Joshua Michaud, PhD, Associate Director, Global Health Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation.

Great Barrington Declaration.

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota.

The White House: “In-depth press call on the Trump administration’s strategy to reopen America safely. You will add the transcript of the press release to the documents. “

Sciences: “A mathematical model reveals the influence of population heterogeneity on herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2”.

Medicalxpress.com: “Herd immunity threshold may be lower according to new study.”

Coalition for the health of large cities: “17 public health organizations condemn the herd immunity plan to control the spread of SARS-Cov-2.”

Christopher JL Murray, MD, DPhil, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.



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