> The UK should not be trying to create herd immunity, that will take care of itself.
That's a clear blatant lie.
UK is NOT trying to create a herd immunity. UK is trying to flatten the curve. And UK is admitting that 60% population will get invected. And then the UK will get herd immunity.
Both of these talks were about flattening the curve because of NHS capacity etc etc.
The scientists mentioned herd immunity couple times, but not like they are intentionally trying to create it. It was rather like: herd immunity will happen in several months.
> Cummings may well be evil, but he's not stupid.
Likely he got his information from dishonest journalist articles and started self-promotion.
But it's a shame that smart people on HN continue to retransmit this fake.
Maybe you were quite distracted while watching it. As far as I remember the only advice they gave during that press conference was to stay at home for 7 days only if you have a cough. Does it look like flattening the curve to you? To me it looks like “let’s increase the contagion and the deaths as much as possible” compared to what every other country was doing at the time.
Yes, I remember that. They told to do so because otherwise economy will be hurt and people get tired of self-isolation. Not to intentionally create herd immunity.
Quoting the article:
> The UK should not be trying to create herd immunity, that will take care of itself.
That's a clear blatant lie.
UK is NOT trying to create a herd immunity. UK is trying to flatten the curve. And UK is admitting that 60% population will get invected. And then the UK will get herd immunity.
For example, it is explained (again) in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XRc389TvG8
Feel free to downvote, that's a popular sport here on HN.