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Scientists call for Covid herd immunity strategy for young

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   The proposal, drawn up by three researchers but signed by many more,
   argues for letting the virus spread in low-risk groups in the hope of
   achieving “herd immunity”, where enough of the population is resistant
   to the virus to quell the pandemic.

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   interventions were necessary to reduce rates of infection. With nearly
   half of the population having some underlying health risk for Covid-19,
   he said herd immunity strategies were about “culling the herd of the
   sick and disabled. It’s grotesque.”
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