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HONESTY FROM A SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT A BRITISH UNIVERSITY

The Data Suggest UK Achieved Herd Immunity Before the Vaccines Were Rolled Out

Summary

• Population immunity played a major role in ending each wave of SAR-CoV-2 infection

• Herd immunity thresholds differ by about two-fold across England, and have been reached

• Different herd immunity thresholds correlate with regional differences in ethnicity and air temperature – possibly both operating by changing the rate of indoor contacts

• The Infection Fatality Rate has changed dramatically during the pandemic: it first rose during (and possibly because of) lockdowns, and then fell by over eight-fold as older and vulnerable individuals were vaccinated. It is now so low, and herd immunity so well established, that vaccinating younger adults and children with novel genetic technology vaccines cannot be medically or ethically justified. (read more)

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