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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by asutekku on Sunday March 15, 2020 @04:46PM (#22586615)
Until a day or so ago Boris Johnson advocated for a herd immunity when it was not proved to be true for Corona. So no, it did not call for same social distancing as other countries.
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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by alkonaut on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:09PM (#22586781)
Herd immunity and social distancing aren't exclusive. You want both. Is it true that he called for no social distancing?

Is there a summary of the current recommendations? I mean surely gatherings etc are banned? Football is already cancelled, for example, as in other countries?

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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by tigershark on Sunday March 15, 2020 @06:51PM (#22587567)
He didn’t do anything at all. Football was cancelled independently by the football league or whatever it is called some days later, boris was advocating for no action at all and even football and st Patrick parade where actively encouraged.
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Re:Harvard epidemiologist: my colleagues assumed UK coronavi... by alkonaut on Sunday March 15, 2020 @06:58PM (#22587639)
What are relevant UK authorities saying? Who’s at the wheel here, politicians or authorities/experts?
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