[Vrondi]

No competent medical professional ever uses the term "herd immunity" in any instance where they are not talking about a vaccine. Without a vaccine to _create_ herd immunity, what you are proposing is just sitting back and willfully letting huge numbers of people die, willfully allowing the virus to mutate unchecked as it spreads unchecked, etc. You should really give this a listen: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/herd-immunity/

[sxv]

I tried to listen to this but the basis of their argument is "if one person dies it's too many", which is a knee-jerk reaction that fails to weigh the possible options and outcomes in a thorough manner. Note that the hosts are not specialists in this field and the vibe of the podcast is more comedy than science. I also take issue with your opening: "no competent medical professional ever", which is doomed to be a faulty generalization, and a name-calling one at that.

[markkanof]

I've listened to Sawbones for a long time and finally had to give up. The shows does present some factual information, but also spins some things, and seem to primarily exist so the hosts can create a setting where they can "prove" how smart they are and insult anyone that doesn't agree with 100% of what they are saying. It just comes off as really mean spirited and not particularly informative or funny as they claim to be.

[macspoofing]

And if there is no (reliable) vaccine?