Originally Posted by
dave2010
Sorry to disagree, but I don't think the maths works for herd immunity - or at least not yet. In the long term it might, but on the one hand we perhaps don't want too many people to get it, and if we could get the numbers low enough it might go away, but on the other hand for herd immunity we need more people to get it - more even than the current rate of infection would suggest.!
It's a long-term strategy, balancing the infection rate against hospital admissions. I've seen estimates that say up to 40% of the population have already had the virus although many have shown little or no symptoms. As antibody testing increases that estimate will become more accurate. As time goes on the percentage will increase to herd immunity levels.
The trick is to achieve herd immunity without overwhelming the health care system. So it will take time. There's currently no evidence that you can catch it more than once.
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