Dr Tedros talks about the concept of herd immunity

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WHO Director-General Dr Terdros on the concept of herd immunity. Herd immunity is achieved by protecting people from a virus, not by exposing them to it. Herd immunity is not a scientifically or ethically justifiable strategy for responding to an outbreak, let alone #COVID19 pandemic. We must: -Prevent amplifying events -Protect the vulnerable -Empower & educate communities -Find, isolate, test & treat -Trace & quarantine contacts watch the entire press conference of 12OCT2020 here: https://youtu.be/w-0-AFfxrWE

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