'That's certainly not my approach': Fauci rejects pursuing herd immunity

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Dr. Anthony Fauci argued Wednesday that the United States should not pursue herd immunity in its fight against the coronavirus — even as a top White House adviser has reportedly advocated the strategy and President Donald Trump himself invoked it this week.

“We’re not there yet. That’s not a fundamental strategy that we’re using,” Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told MSNBC.

“The fundamental strategy that we clearly articulate and go by through the [White House coronavirus] task force is to try to prevent as many infections as you possibly can prevent.”

The remarks from Fauci, who had been sidelined from most public appearances for two weeks following vocal cord surgery, come amid Trump’s elevation of a new health adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/coronavirus/thats-certainly-not-my-approach-fauci-rejects-pursuing-herd-immunity/ar-BB18DYIr?li=BBnb7Kz

[Shermann]

1. Isn't herd immunity mathematically impossible?

Even if you were to accept all the sickness and death to get there, the latest evidence tells us naturally acquired immunity may only be good for six months or so. So you never succeed, it's just never-ending recurring waves of pandemic.

This may even be true of the vaccine scenarios if they can't substantially improve on that six month number.