Groups of humans are not herds.
While I agree the terminology might sound crude the process is exactly what we need. How beautiful is it that our immune system uses the very threat to combat and eliminate said threat.
What we have done is upset that ability. All we have accomplished is prolonging the virus.....along with the bonus of stripping away essential freedoms.
Our actions thus far are 180 degrees opposed to what was needed. The school closures being the worst of the worst decision wise.
Making matters worse, Neil Ferguson has a HISTORY of really wrong computer models.
Exhibit 1: Bird flu pandemic could kill 150m
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/30/birdflu.jamessturcke
Exhibit 2: up to 50,000 dead from mad cow disease
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/jan/09/research.highereducati