In the UK, contrary to WHO guidance to “aggressively” control the spread of Covid-19, chief scientific officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, explained the strategy to acquire “herd immunity” in the nation:
The government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has told Sky News that about 60% of people will need to become infected with coronavirus in order for the UK to enjoy “herd immunity”.
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Many experts have been aghast at this approach – not least because nations like South Korea and Singapore have proved successful at stymying and actually stopping the spread of the disease, for example, Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University, who tweeted the following thread:
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