So, if you go and dig through the German news today.....there's this brief 5-line piece by the RKI guy (the agency for the German government that handles Covid).
They said in a press conference, as of today....the term 'herd immunity' will not be uttered by them any longer.
They phrased it this way...'herd immunity' was deleted.
If I counted up from day one....through January of this year....via ARD or ZDF news (the public networks), and their use of public forums.....'herd immunity' was mentioned at least 2,000 times. If you asked Germans the meaning of the phrase....they all have a two-line explanation and detail rather quickly to the virus.
Amusing? Well....you do have to laugh.
Basically....without saying much....they've admitted that you could go and vaccinate just about everyone (say 99-percent) and you would still not attain 'herd immunity'.
How hard was it for the RKI guys to come up and admit this? I'm guessing for at least six months....they routinely sat in meetings and this topic came up.....with the management folks feeling frustrated that this lingers in the public mind, and they can never reach immunity like people think.
How quick will public TV in Germany dump the phrase? I'll bet over the next month....no one utters the phrase.
So in simple terms....you need not worry. The 'herd' can never reach immunity....as a whole. Suck it up.....settle back, and just accept the fact.
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