A professor who in an experiment infected himself with Covid-19 to become ill with the virus for a second time says hopes for herd immunity are overblown. Dr Alexander Chepurnov, 69, first caught coronavirus on a skiing trip to France in February. After recovering back home in Siberia without requiring hospitalisation, he and his team … Read more
Some parents might be tempted to send their children to controversial ‘pox parties’ if a coronavirus vaccine does not come to the rescue, a top scientist has said. Such parties were historically organised for chickenpox, but have also been used for measles, flu and other infectious diseases before vaccines were available. At these events, parents exposed … Read more
Sweden hasn’t suffered a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 because it has some immunity and kept its messaging clear and consistent – unlike the bungling UK government, top experts say. The Scandinavian country has become a talking point during the pandemic for its resistance to impose a national lockdown like its European neighbours. Anders Wallensten, deputy … Read more
The head of the WHO has warned against pursuing herd immunity as a strategy to stop the pandemic, describing the idea as ‘simply unethical.’ The idea that letting the virus circulate will eventually reap benefits has been touted by those opposed to lockdowns, but Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ‘herd immunity is achieved by protecting people … Read more
Looking at the list of conditions a new ozone sauna treatment can supposedly treat, my first thought is: ‘Wow, is there anything it can’t do?’ Apparently ozone therapy improves the skin. It gets rid of acne, psoriasis, eczema and fungal infections. It strengthens the immune system, eases arthritis and takes away aches and pains. It … Read more
What is the secret behind herd immunity? JOHN NAISH investigates claims that people spreading Covid is the most effective way to cut death toll By John Naish for the Daily Mail Published: 08:32 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 08:32 BST, 9 October 2020 Forget everything you thought you knew about this pandemic. If an … Read more
Number 10 today insisted it would not be swayed by mounting calls from scientists to stop using lockdowns and let the coronavirus spread among young and healthy people. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said calls for the UK to aim for herd immunity against Covid-19 would not be heeded by policy-makers. It comes after a … Read more
Scientists from the world’s top universities have penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to build herd immunity to Covid-19 by letting it spread in young people. The anti-lockdown petition, signed by almost 30,000 people, warns that tough social distancing rules are having ‘damaging physical and mental health impacts’. Most of the … Read more
Relying on the herd immunity strategy in Britain wouldn’t work because the risk of overwhelming the NHS would be too great, a study suggests. Researchers modelled how the controversial strategy, which was pondered by the UK government in March, would play out in different scenarios. They found letting the virus run rampant with no preventative rules … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty faced backlash over the ‘herd immunity’ strategy in March and asked for help to ‘calm down’ angry academics, emails show. The top experts leading Britain out of its Covid-19 crisis had a hard time backtracking from comments they made about the controversial strategy at the start of the … Read more