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Collected Item: “Herd Immunity Isn't Going to Work”

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Herd Immunity Isn't Going to Work

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Screenshot of a Tweet, follow up comment, and with accompanying article

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I had become fairly ill in December with a respiratory illness that was never diagnosed, but went away after a round of antibiotics. Feeling like I was on the verge of death for over 10 days, I assumed that with the announcement of coronavirus I had already had the illness. I felt safe to try and get back as close to normal as I could, but the overwhelming scientific consensus seems to be that herd immunity may just not be a real idea.
This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #herdimmunity. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it speaks towards the scientific community trying to convince the public that herd immunity is not a thing.

Linked article: (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31482-3/fulltext)

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#HST, #ASU, #485, #coronavirus, #healthcare, #herd, #immunity

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https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1280123151687520258

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Twitter user @EricTopol created the original tweet, including Twitter users @EckerleIsabella and @BenjaminMeyer85 were tagged in the initial tweet

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2020-07-06
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