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A light at the end of the COVID tunnel? A health policy expert and surgeon at Johns Hopkins University says the United States is a few months away from nearing herd immunity
American Thinker ^ | 02/21/2021 | Jeff Crouere

Posted on 02/21/2021 9:24:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind

A dreadful year of COVID madness, with crazy recommendations such as wearing double-masks, is, hopefully, nearing an end.

According to Dr. Marty Makary, a health policy expert and surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, the United States is nearing herd immunity, which refers to a situation in a community when enough people are immune to a disease to prevent its spread to others who are not protected. This immunity can be achieved through vaccines and natural infection.

Sadly, the hysterical mainstream news media, their allies in Big Tech, along with the Biden administration and many Democratic governors, are not reporting the good news that is happening in the country. Their motivation is to keep Americans in a state of total fear. Fortunately, the good news is overwhelming the attempts to suppress the truth.

In a recent Fox News interview, Makary noted that "[t]here is a 77% reduction in daily cases over the last six weeks. You, as a scientist, have to ask why. We cannot explain that by vaccinated immunity. We can't explain it by a sudden change in behavior. It is natural immunity, and it's now over 50% of the population."

Instead of celebrating this news, Democratic governors and President Joe Biden among others are doubling down on the COVID mandates. A recent example is Biden's new executive order requiring the wearing of masks on all federal property.

In a Wall Street Journal article, Makary wrote that the country currently has an "extremely low level of infection." He predicted that at the "current trajectory, I expect COVID will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life."

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; herdimmunity; johnshopkins
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1 posted on 02/21/2021 9:24:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

You mean the herd immunity we could have achieved nearly a year ago, except for the stupid tinpot dictators and the royal Fool, Faux-chi? You mean THAT herd immunity?

Asking for...everybody.


2 posted on 02/21/2021 9:30:52 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is why you’re now hearing so much noise about Covid mutations. Gotta keep the people locked down and under government thumbs.


3 posted on 02/21/2021 9:31:31 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SeekAndFind

“There is a 77% reduction in daily cases over the last six weeks. You, as a scientist, have to ask why. We cannot explain that by vaccinated immunity. We can’t explain it by a sudden change in behavior. It is natural immunity, and it’s now over 50% of the population.” from the article.

There is one other explanation... now that the Covid mission has been accomplished keeping up the charade is just too much of a pain in the butt.


4 posted on 02/21/2021 9:31:39 AM PST by fireman15
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To: SeekAndFind

A lot of people on both sides of the political spectrum don’t want to hear this good news.

They thrive on what they make into terrible news, 24/7!

The last thing they want is herd immunity to replace their bad news.


5 posted on 02/21/2021 9:36:03 AM PST by Grampa Dave (History, as we know it, is written by the winners not the losers! Who is rewriting our history??)
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To: SeekAndFind

The whole thing was overblown from the start.


6 posted on 02/21/2021 9:37:34 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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7 posted on 02/21/2021 9:40:18 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: BenLurkin

TRUMPRID-19


8 posted on 02/21/2021 9:40:24 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate tfo mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: PubliusMM

May it leave as suddenly as it came.


9 posted on 02/21/2021 9:44:22 AM PST by PUGACHEV ( Insโ€™t coming out of their pri)
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To: SeekAndFind

Imagine that. Just in time for Joe to claim credit.


10 posted on 02/21/2021 9:46:36 AM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: SeekAndFind
We entered herd immunity back in April of 2020 when the number of survivors of the covid way out-numbered the bonafide deaths, ya know "cases"?

THAT is the correct scientific definition of herd immunity.

Or used to be before the WHO changed the long-standing definition to when "everyone gets vaccinated," which is scientifically incorrect.

11 posted on 02/21/2021 9:47:20 AM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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To: SeekAndFind

Moo.


12 posted on 02/21/2021 9:50:52 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Pathetic Pierre Delecto, the Pestiferous Potentate of Enchanted Chones.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The government and its willing accomplice in crime, the media, are skilled in instilling fear in the folks. Then they say to us “We’ll save you! (if only you give up all your freedoms.) “ No one hears the part about freedoms.

If you give up your freedom for safety, you will have neither.


13 posted on 02/21/2021 9:50:58 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: SeekAndFind

New strain and economic depression coming.


14 posted on 02/21/2021 9:53:00 AM PST by EEGator
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To: SeekAndFind

A few months away from nearing herd immunity. Nearing herd immunity. That means that it will still be a few more months to actually reaching herd immunity.


15 posted on 02/21/2021 10:00:04 AM PST by webheart (COVID was not worth the economic misery that it took to keep me from getting it for 7 months..)
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To: SeekAndFind

I canโ€™t read the guyโ€™s name without seeing Malarkey. He has probably had that problem his entire life. Paging Doctor Malarkey. Paging Doctor Malarkey.


16 posted on 02/21/2021 10:03:07 AM PST by webheart (COVID was not worth the economic misery that it took to keep me from getting it for 7 months..)
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To: webheart

๐˜ˆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

Just a few months, to keep the curve flattened and reach herd immunity.


17 posted on 02/21/2021 10:03:17 AM PST by Antihero101607
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To: SeekAndFind

Given the way we’ve crouched down and crawled on our knees through this tunnel, there is bound to be another one just ahead.


18 posted on 02/21/2021 10:03:21 AM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Ahhhhhh another expert!...Goodness knows we need them! Especially those with a cushy job who really just need to exist and regurgitate what other EXPERTS in their field state! Where would we be without these EXPERTS ?


19 posted on 02/21/2021 10:10:12 AM PST by mythenjoseph
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To: SeekAndFind

Not new news. Even NYT estimates herd immunity by April to July time frame due to a combination of vaccination and immunity through infection. Currently, they estimate about 40% of the general population in the US have immunity already. It looks like anything less than herd immunity will just mean delaying the inevitable. You can’t keep every one in home detention indefinitely. California and Germany looked better initially and now are getting at a later date.


20 posted on 02/21/2021 10:11:16 AM PST by krny9
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