MarathonMike
Diamond Member
The shutdown approach reminds me of our approach with wildfires. Don't let the natural process work itself out, let's intervene and set ourselves up for devastating consequences. We have been around corona viruses our whole lives. Protect the old and the weak. The rest of us need to work, live, and keep the country going.Herd immunity is the only way to ensure effective immunity for a population.You say otherwise. I'm using science to critically examine the claim which is lacking the correct data points and proper statistical analysis. There's no way to even make that deterination until it's over and all the growth curves are lined up and adjusted for the incubation period of the virus plotted against when the various lockdown orders were implemented.Science says otherwise.Guy thinks he's being clever. The death rate would naturally be fairly constant everywhere among positive cases. Only a disingenuous asshole would use that single factor to make such a broad declaration. Slowing the rate of spread is key.
Not only will a population acquire immunity for this year but as the virus mutates and reappears in a slightly different form in subsequent seasons immune systems will still have resistance.
Through quarantines and lockdowns we achieve a partial immunity which will almost certainly ensure another outbreak in the fall...which is exactly what we will have.