04-06-2020, 08:02 AM
** 06-Apr-2020 World View: UK official: must trade off 'harming the young versus the old'
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Graham Medley, the UK government’s chief pandemic modeller, is advocating
reconsideration of the "herd immunity" strategy, which is similar
to the "ride it out" strategy that I've mentioned in earlier articles.
According to Medley, Britain must consider allowing people to catch
the virus in the least deadly way possible rather than letting
unemployment, domestic violence and mental ill health mount
indefinitely.
According to Medley, Britain must "face the trade-off between harming
the young versus the old."
This statement reflects the feelings of many Gen-Xers and Millennials
that finally they will be able to get rid of all the Boomers. This
Millennial dream is, of course, fantasy, but it's motivating some of
the talk.
Still, Medley's advice will have to be followed eventually, whether
the politicians want it or not. Another fantasy is that enforced
lockdowns will end soon. A month ago, they were thought to end in
April or May with a "V-shaped recovery," but now the fantasy is that
they'll end in May or June.
Covid-19 still has a long way to go. It still has to sweep through
Africa, the Mideast, South America, and countries in Asia. Even in
developed countries, lifting social distancing and mitigation
restrictions will cause an immediate resurgence, as we've seen in the
last few days in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
And every day the lockdown continues means that many small businesses
will have to close permanently, and their employees will be
permanently unemployed. So many people will continue to face the
Sophie's choice of "death by starvation" versus "death by
coronavirus."
What this means is that the public will demand some form of the "ride
it out" or "herd immunity" strategy, so that schools and businesses
can reopened.
---- Source:
-- Graham Medley / UK / PM's virus adviser warns Britain might still
need to adopt herd immunity
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...unity.html
(Daily Mail, London, 4-Apr-2020)
- London's Regent St deserted on a day when it would normally
be crowded with a mass of busy shoppers
Graham Medley, the UK government’s chief pandemic modeller, is advocating
reconsideration of the "herd immunity" strategy, which is similar
to the "ride it out" strategy that I've mentioned in earlier articles.
According to Medley, Britain must consider allowing people to catch
the virus in the least deadly way possible rather than letting
unemployment, domestic violence and mental ill health mount
indefinitely.
According to Medley, Britain must "face the trade-off between harming
the young versus the old."
This statement reflects the feelings of many Gen-Xers and Millennials
that finally they will be able to get rid of all the Boomers. This
Millennial dream is, of course, fantasy, but it's motivating some of
the talk.
Still, Medley's advice will have to be followed eventually, whether
the politicians want it or not. Another fantasy is that enforced
lockdowns will end soon. A month ago, they were thought to end in
April or May with a "V-shaped recovery," but now the fantasy is that
they'll end in May or June.
Covid-19 still has a long way to go. It still has to sweep through
Africa, the Mideast, South America, and countries in Asia. Even in
developed countries, lifting social distancing and mitigation
restrictions will cause an immediate resurgence, as we've seen in the
last few days in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
And every day the lockdown continues means that many small businesses
will have to close permanently, and their employees will be
permanently unemployed. So many people will continue to face the
Sophie's choice of "death by starvation" versus "death by
coronavirus."
What this means is that the public will demand some form of the "ride
it out" or "herd immunity" strategy, so that schools and businesses
can reopened.
---- Source:
-- Graham Medley / UK / PM's virus adviser warns Britain might still
need to adopt herd immunity
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...unity.html
(Daily Mail, London, 4-Apr-2020)
