How to start on the problems with this? Herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through unmitigated outbreaks comes at an abysmal cost in deaths, and chronic outcomes of infection. Ok we know that now but... 1/?
https://twitter.com/doctor_oxford/status/1396716497179906053
We knew that *then* theguardian.com/commentisfree/… 2/?
We knew it in the autumn too theguardian.com/commentisfree/… 3/?
What I am trying to make clear is that the consequences of the policy were not up for debate, but pretty evident at that point. I wish people had been more upfront. As it happens I’d rather people didn’t lie about what a pandemic means in terms of death or suffering 4/?
(And I include the negative consequences of NPIs in the suffering that needs mitigating) any attempt to attain herd immunity through infection in the U.K. should be throughly scrutinised. A few headline questions... 5/?
“To what extent were expected deaths considered in policy decisions. What attempts were considered to mitigate them?” 6/?
“Was the impact of a surge on NHS capacity to handle other important elements of healthcare explicitly considered?” 7/?
“Please explain the reasons scientific advice that had been shown to be substantially accurate has been dismissed throughout the pandemic. And describe the consequences” 8/end
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