https://www.scmp.com/rss/507504/feed Dr Soumya Swaminathan is chief scientist of the World Health Organisation. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the global struggle to contain Covid-19 continues and pandemic fatigue sets in, some are advocating for a so-called natural herd immunity strategy, which they argue can be safely achieved through “focused protection”. This concept entails fully reopening societies while shielding the elderly and people with comorbidity to achieve herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine within six months. It sounds simple, but the facts tell us otherwise. First, herd immunity is achieved by protecting people... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105432/without-vaccine-chasing-herd-immunity-stop-coronavirus-doomed-fail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3105432/without-vaccine-chasing-herd-immunity-stop-coronavirus-doomed-fail?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:00:14 +0000