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# It’s a Great Idea with No Consequences. As Long as we Don’t Talk About the Consequences
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/its-a-great-idea-with-no-consequences-as-long-as-we-dont-talk-about-the-consequences/
- Published: 2020-10-28T13:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T13:30:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, covid-19, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Opinion | What Fans of ‘Herd Immunity’ Don’t Tell You - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/opinion/coronavirus-herd-immunity.html?ref=birchtree.me)

> So the idea of returning to something akin to normal — releasing everyone from a kind of jail — is attractive, even seductive. It becomes less seductive when one examines three enormously important omissions in the declaration.

And from The Wall Street Journal today ([summarized by Morning Brew](https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/2020/10/28?ref=birchtree.me)):

> Doctors don’t know yet if antibodies = immunity, but it may not matter. A study published Monday showed the number of people with antibodies dropped significantly (27%) in a three-month period, indicating that any immunity could be temporary.

I'm starting to think we might have to actually do something about this pandemic.