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1/n Over the next few weeks, you& #39;ll hear lots on how "top scientists", or "the world& #39;s leading scientists", call for a so-called #HerdImmunity approach.
They& #39;re a few cranks & shills. It& #39;s a lie to say they are "top scientists", or "the world& #39;s leading scientists".
cc. @TripeUK https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1313776525414666240">https://twitter.com/SkyNews/s...
They& #39;re a few cranks & shills. It& #39;s a lie to say they are "top scientists", or "the world& #39;s leading scientists".
cc. @TripeUK https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1313776525414666240">https://twitter.com/SkyNews/s...
2/n The presidents of the four scientific/medical research associations in Germany (Fraunhofer, Max Planck, Helmholtz & Leibniz), have put out a joint position statement on #COVID19, why #HerdImmunity doesn& #39;t work, & what measures are needed now.
https://www.mpg.de/15426458/stellungnahme-forschungsorganisationen-covid-24-09-2020.pdf">https://www.mpg.de/15426458/...
https://www.mpg.de/15426458/stellungnahme-forschungsorganisationen-covid-24-09-2020.pdf">https://www.mpg.de/15426458/...
3/ You can read an auto-translate (i.e. sometimes buggy) of that position statement in English here:
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4/n Points from the German statement:
a/ Trying to only protect the vulnerable, while allowing the #SARSCoV2 ( #COVID19) virus to simply run rampant through the rest of the population, simply doesn& #39;t work in practice.
a/ Trying to only protect the vulnerable, while allowing the #SARSCoV2 ( #COVID19) virus to simply run rampant through the rest of the population, simply doesn& #39;t work in practice.
b/ Hygiene/quarantine measures WORK.
In Germany, the first lockdown ended at the end of April with around 2,000 new infections per day, which was reduced down to @ 300 new infections daily.
#TestandTrace, #FaceMasks, #SocialDistancing, and no large gatherings, meant success.
In Germany, the first lockdown ended at the end of April with around 2,000 new infections per day, which was reduced down to @ 300 new infections daily.
#TestandTrace, #FaceMasks, #SocialDistancing, and no large gatherings, meant success.
c/ #TestAndTrace simply doesn& #39;t work *unless* you also have all the hygiene/quarantine measures in place to suppress the virus. Your testing and tracing systems simply get overwhelmed by the virus running wild [my addition: as too eventually your ER& #39;s and ICU& #39;s].
d/ Testing capacity [as always] is a limited resource. It needs building up and care [and not getting overwhelmed].
Traced contacts need to be [self-]isolated **in time**, i.e. quickly.
Preventive quarantine WORKS.
Oh, and avoiding super-spreading events really helps too.
![d/ Testing capacity [as always] is a limited resource. It needs building up and care [and not getting overwhelmed].Traced contacts need to be [self-]isolated **in time**, i.e. quickly.Preventive quarantine WORKS.Oh, and avoiding super-spreading events really helps too.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ejua7yvWsAU-Qkl.jpg "d/ Testing capacity [as always] is a limited resource. It needs building up and care [and not getting overwhelmed].Traced contacts need to be [self-]isolated **in time**, i.e. quickly.Preventive quarantine WORKS.Oh, and avoiding super-spreading events really helps too.")
Traced contacts need to be [self-]isolated **in time**, i.e. quickly.
Preventive quarantine WORKS.
Oh, and avoiding super-spreading events really helps too.
you can also read @devisridhar& #39;s thread on the same thing. Via, thanks, @LucySetonW https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1313733782235680768">https://twitter.com/devisridh...
