Herd immunity strategy could be ‘catastrophic’
Australian experts reject the idea of allowing coronavirus infection to spread
Doctors and epidemiologists have slammed proposals for a so-called herd immunity strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, warning it could have catastrophic consequences.
The controversial approach was briefly proposed in the UK and, overnight, has been adopted by the Netherlands.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced plans for “maximally controlling the virus” by “building group immunity in a controlled way” in the absence of a vaccine.
“This leads to controlled distribution among groups that are least at risk,” he said in a video address.
