Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is herd immunity the best way to beat coronavirus?
Position2 of 4

Herd immunity will not work

This position holds that herd immunity will not work against coronavirus. It argues the approach is dangerous and foolhardy—reaching it would require an impermissible death toll, the disease can be caught more than once, and reinfection may prove even worse the second time.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Herd immunity will not work because you can get coronavirus twice
    Because there is no evidence that proves that people gain antibodies after being infected by the coronavirus, being infected with it twice is a possibility.
  2. The effects of covid are likely to be worse second time around
  3. To achieve this would cause an impermissible death rate