A letter signed by Researchers0 researchers states that the concept put forward by the Great Barrington Declaration is “a dangerous fallacy.”
By the Great Barrington Declaration, the immune system, if implemented, will be disastrous for society as a whole and for the healthcare system in particular. A memorandum contains a message written and published by 80 international researchers Lancet This week. This open letter, known as the John Snow Memorandum, warns that there is a bunch immune approach to administering COVID-19 by allowing the development of immunity in low-risk people while protecting the most vulnerable, “said one unsupported by scientific evidence. Dangerous lies. ” It is also an issue created by an MD, MD, Kevin Kavanagh Infection control todayEditorial Advisory Board for refuting the announcer.
“For infection preventionists and frontline healthcare workers, the Great Barrington Declaration risks their lives and livelihoods,” Kavanagh wrote.
The authors of the John Snow Memorandum come from a variety of medical specialties, including public health, epidemiology, medicine, pediatrics, sociology, virology, infectious disease, health systems, psychology, psychiatry, health policy, and mathematical modeling.
In the memorandum, the authors speak of success in some countries that have implemented the COVID-19 content strategy.
“Japan, Vietnam and New Zealand, to name a few, show that public health responses can control transmission, bring life closer to normal, and there are many such success stories,” the authors wrote in the memorandum.
They also advocated a consistent approach to reducing the risk of transmission. “The evidence is very clear: controlling the spread of the COVID-19 community is the best way to protect our society and economy until safe and effective vaccines and treatments arrive in the coming months. We cannot afford interruptions that weaken the effective response; We need to act urgently based on the evidence. “
The authors of the memorandum acknowledged that ongoing restrictions have led to widespread lack of activity and confidence among the population, and that there is a new interest in natural herd immunization approaches in the second wave of infections.
However, they say any epidemic management strategy for COVID-19 that relies on immunity from natural infections is flawed.
Back in august, Infection control today‘Sister Publishing, Infectious, One of the authors of the Declaration, spoke to Martin Culdorf, PhD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He spoke on a number of topics, including an age-targeted approach to dealing with COVID-19. To watch that interview and learn more about the announcement, click here.
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