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Apr 10, 2020
7:10:18pm
Game Changer All-American
Sure. Seems like there is a lot you don't understand. Let's talk through it.
(1) Herd immunity is not "his" theory - it has been a well-known concept in infectious disease for decades.

(2) His suggestion that we just get everyone infected all at once and deal with whatever happens is not entirely crazy. Several people suggested this approach early in the course of the pandemic. But then we did the math, and realized that our healthcare systems would be absolutely crushed beyond recovery if we tried that approach, so it was abandoned. That has been discussed ad nauseam. And that is what makes this guy a clown: his theory was debunked weeks ago, and yet he keeps clinging to it - and ridiculing everyone else - even as everyone else acknowledged it as a bad idea and moved on.

(3) Dr. Fauci did not produce the infamous "2 million dead" model. That came from the Imperial College of London. Notably, that study projected a *possibility* of up to 2.2 million dead in the U.S. if absolutely no protective measures whatsoever were invoked - including private citizens not changing their behaviors in any way. The study very clearly describes that scenario as "unlikely".

(4) Getting back to Dr. Fauci, his specific quotes in referring to the possibility of 1 to 2 million Americans deaths were as follows: "Almost certainly off the chart" and, he added, "Now it's not impossible, but very, very, unlikely."

I hope this clears up some of your confusion. Let me ask, have you actually read these papers yourself? It just seems from your responses that you are relying heavily on sources like Fox News for your scientific information - which is *NOT* recommended.
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