Tag Archives: herd immunity

Herd immunity was in everyone’s plan at first

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Sarah

Something else that seems very significant looking back. The whole paradigm we had in the beginning, of having a “contain” phase that is fairly quickly abandoned and moving on to a “delay” phase. This apparently was developed in planning for … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Great Barrington Declaration

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Sarah

Three epidemiologists have proposed a different approach to managing the covid pandemic, in the form of the Great Barrington Declaration: “The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity, is to allow those who are … Continue reading →

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Is lockdown worthwhile?

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sarah

It’s so strange to find myself philosophically estranged from most of my social circle in the sense that everyone seems to be heavily pro-lockdown while I’m more of a sceptic. Disturbingly, the non-pro-lockdown voices being heard are mostly libertarian / … Continue reading →

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Rules and fear

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sarah

It’s been interesting to see how fully and swiftly a lot of people adopt imposed rules as an entire way of being in this pandemic crisis. I’ve just joined a Facebook group for people shielding (i.e. very high-risk people who … Continue reading →

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