My point is that acceptable and lasting herd immunity isn't something that has been achieved without a vaccine, which is what the link above says. Current proponents of herd immunity for Covid-19 want it to happen 'naturally' as an argument for lifting most restrictions before a vaccine is available.
From the '
Great Barrington Declaration':
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Keeping these measures in place until a vaccine is available will cause irreparable damage, with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.
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The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity, is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk. We call this Focused Protection.
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