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Originally Posted by jfman
I don’t believe for a second that we are substantially different socially from all of those places, that we differ in terms of geographical factors. I’m sure they urban places, rural places, public transport, sporting events and all the same things we do. Nor do I believe our North European climate will save us.
Nobody has said they want to kill us all. Only that they have decided that they aren’t going to try and contain the virus for economic reasons, not health ones, and accepted some level of mortality as acceptable.
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On the contrary, the explanation given later on during WatO this lunchtime was more around the benefit of herd immunity. You have to listen on to about the 20 minute mark and beyond to hear it.
In the absence of a vaccine, allowing the virus to spread at a controlled rate through the general population, while when necessary creating buffers around the most vulnerable, is a valid and quite possibly the best way to stop it in its tracks and reduce the total number of infections. IIRC they suggested total infections could be reduced around 20% this way.
I reiterate ... I’m not an expert. But I see no reason to challenge the competence of those that are.