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2020-06-02 Science & Technology

Coronavirus herd immunity? Not in Israel, according to a serological study

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-02 13:31|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Ad-homonid heard from.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-02 14:32|| 2020-06-02 14:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps the very effective masking and social distancing prevented enough of the herd to get infected in the first place? Do our efforts gain us anything or just defer the cost - at great price? (I don't really think we know, but I do think we should at least try to address the question.) Maybe deferred infection will have great benefit, if we develop effective and safe vaccines and/or treatments in the meantime.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-06-02 16:50|| 2020-06-02 16:50|| Front Page Top

#3 ^I once posted on herd immunity. Did you know that there are no human examples of "natural" (sans vaccination) herd immunity?

In fact, if you read on swine flu, once a population becomes infected, they destroy it - instead of waiting for them to develop herd immunity. You know why? Because farmers know the fraction that'll survive isn't worth the bother.

That's why WHO, and that asshole in Sweden, and a smaller one in Stanford get my goat.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-02 17:24|| 2020-06-02 17:24|| Front Page Top

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