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Herd immunity approach is 'fallacy', scientists bat for lockdowns

The so-called herd immunity approach to manage coronavirus pandemic by "allowing immunity to develop in low-risk populations while protecting the most vulnerable is a dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific evidence," warned an international group of 80 researchers.

The herd immunity approach could place vulnerable populations at risk for the indefinite future, as natural infection-based herd immunity strategies would result in recurrent epidemics, as seen with many infectious diseases before mass vaccination, the scientists said.