Coronavirus: Can Herd Immunity Help The UK Battle The Outbreak?

When enough people in a community are vaccinated against a disease, this can make it more difficult for the disease to spread to susceptible individuals who have not yet been or cannot be vaccinated. This, the NHS outlines, is called “herd immunity”.

But how realistic is it that we could be protected by herd immunity?

[陈仲凯]

Just imaging how western media would say if China choose to do "herd immunity". LOL

[大根哥-jw]

People are not the mouse in the laboratory

[kedanpie]

These people are drinking something on ice and it ain’t water.

[YuureiInu]

Taiwan with population of 23 million did stop it, mainly by doing things.

[samueldesmondtuah]

Hey man there is literally cases in South Korea and Japan of those who are infected and recovers only to be infected again. So immunity after sickness may not happen at all.

[terryd]

Yes, ppl recovered has shown immunity, but the virus in Italy has already mutated and have different strain. so even you have immunity to the original COVID-19 it's still very risky to let it spread, cos it will mutate! This they won't tell you!

[copperrose]

Can you hear the anti vaxers and there essential oils in the distance

[johnnypinkleton]

Holy smokes. I was thinking of traveling to the UK since flights are cheap. Glad I saw this video. Good luck to the herd in the UK. I'll be staying safe. Much love from the US

[kieran]

This has to be Illegal it’s basically murder just saying people are going to have to die and we are going to make that happen 🙄 well good luck to the people who survive and rip to those who don’t what has this world come to 😴

[MundM]

Fun fact: We have less hospital beds than Italy and even Turkey. Pure arrogance.

[Sameoldfitup]

"Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem."
Joseph Stalin.

[j.jlurker]

At the very beginning of the outbreak in wuhan, the situation is similar, as the testing kits was not enough, someone has the symptoms wouldn't get tested, however, China using this period of time to build 2 hospitals and plenty of factories are making the testing kits day and night. so self isolation at home is just a temp solution. finally, no matter which country, as the government, you have to stand out and provide the real solution.

[nicolew]

You know some infected patients in China do get infected again after their recovery. So it's better to do something before the massive infection comes...

[KZHAO-qbzw]

The herd immunity is just a fancy way of saying doing nothing and hoping for the best. And they make up a huge assumption i.e.Covid19 being seasonal/recurring to justify this utterly stupid action.

[stonehedge]

You know we have a problem here when even Trump declared a state of emergency in the USA but Boris is still digging his heels in on running his science experiment.

[kamil]

Dont let media wash your brain. Think for yourself and you family

[heartsoul]

Even if the herd immunity concept makes somehow sense for the "greater good", it's insane and cruel if UK follows this plan. Other european countries need to shut down borders to UK then, cause they follow the opposite strategy with isolation, shut down of kitas, schools, universities and any other public place like gyms, museums, clubs, cinemas, .. Public events are cancelled as well. This strategy makes lots of sense cause it will slow down the amount of infected and the health care system has better chances to cope with it. Herd immunity will also develop this way, just slower with more control and not sacrificing weaker people. According to WHO it's also not sure yet people can build up immunity, the virus can mutate.

[AchrafAchraf-czet]

What makes you sure that the virus will be the same if it becomes seasonal?

What if it changes like normal flu.

I 'm missing something

[ramparaksh]

I don't even watch news but i definitely comment they know fuck all

[Laura......]

Chucking us into the lion den and seeing how we get on is how I see it