Context: While the apparent CFR (case fatality rate) might be nearly 3%, the *infection* fatality rate is significantly lower because many cases are not diagnosed. The CDC estimated an IFR of 0.65%.
This would still be a huge additional death toll. Even under a more conservative figure of 0.4%, "deaths until herd immunity" is a grizzly policy recommendation. Which is why this response is also a bad take: 
The IFR is not 0.1%; more than 1/1000 died in NYC. More are dying in Peru. Sure, 0.1% is closer to the true IFR than 3%, but so is -1%. The suggestion is that 0.1% is an approximate figure for IFR, but it's actually several times too low.
Herd immunity is still many deaths.
Herd immunity is still many deaths.
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