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Qualified immunity

Logging the World • 458 implied HN points • 26 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Policy Covid response Herd Immunity
  1. The discussion around qualified immunity, Great Barrington Declaration, and herd immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic raised complexities and challenges in their practical implementation.
  2. Patrick Vallance's statement on 'building up some kind of herd immunity' during the early stages of the pandemic was scrutinized, highlighting the complexity and potential consequences of different approaches.
  3. The importance of vaccines in ending the pandemic was emphasized, while also prompting consideration of alternative strategies if vaccines were not available.

How many people need to be vaccinated?

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 13 Nov 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Vaccination Herd Immunity Immune System COVID-19 Public Health
  1. Vaccination aims to protect individuals from the virus as well as stop them from spreading it to others - this distinction is important for determining who should be vaccinated first.
  2. The effectiveness of a vaccine in preventing infection and transmission varies - some vaccines offer indirect protection by blocking transmission between people.
  3. It's crucial to understand how vaccines impact the spread of disease in communities - monitoring vaccinated individuals for contagiousness is essential, especially with imperfect vaccines.

Largely out of government control

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 26 Oct 20
🏥 Health Politics Pandemic response Government intervention Economic Impact Public Health Herd Immunity
  1. Government actions have limited impact on the overall course of the pandemic, with people and their behaviors playing a significant role.
  2. Advocates of 'letting it rip' to achieve herd immunity quickly overlook the potential long-term health costs and economic impacts of such a strategy.
  3. Voluntary social distancing and population density have been crucial factors in influencing the spread of the virus, showing that personal behavior plays a key role in controlling the outbreak.

Pick Your Friends, Not Your Vaccine

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 08 Mar 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Vaccines Immunity COVID-19 Herd Immunity Transmission
  1. The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson are highly effective at preventing death, severe disease, and hospitalization.
  2. Vaccine efficacy is about reducing the risk of disease in a vaccinated population compared to an unvaccinated population.
  3. It's better to get any available vaccine rather than wait for a specific one as all vaccines contribute to immunization, move us closer to herd immunity, and allow for some return to normalcy.
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