The Lancet: Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter
The letter concludes: “The evidence is very clear: controlling community spread of COVID-19 is the best way to protect our societies and economies until safe and effective vaccines and therapeutics arrive within the coming months. We cannot afford distractions that undermine an effective response; it is essential that we act urgently based on the evidence.”
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[1] For full list of researchers who have signed the letter, please see the Appendix. The letter is authored by 30 of these researchers – see end of letter for list.
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- ^ http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AMS-press-release-labelling-system-GUIDANCE.pdf (www.sciencemediacentre.org)
- ^ pressoffice@lancet.com (www.eurekalert.org)
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