“We Want Them Infected:” A Review of the Push for Herd Immunity

(Source:  Psychology Today)

KEY POINTS

• COVID has led to 15 million excess deaths worldwide in two years, reports the World Health Organization.
• The U.S. makes up about 5 percent of the world’s population, but more than 20 percent of global COVID deaths.
• Mass infection was a centerpiece of the pandemic response, months before vaccines were even available.
• A new book explains why, and the harm caused by such an approach.