‘It’s going to be daunting’: U.K. considers herd-immunity approach — allowing more people to contract coronavirus

Herd immunity. In the absence of therapeutic treatments or a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, it suggests that there’s safety in numbers. Physicians say the truth is far more complex.

Patrick Vallance, the U.K.’s chief scientific adviser, said “herd immunity” is an option the government is exploring in its effort to grapple with the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19. The aim would be to allow…

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