Robert Henderson
The herd immunity ploy was obviously the most efficient and, arguably in the long run, the most humane course of action because the number of deaths and misery, both physical and psychological, may well exceed those from the present course of action. For example, what happens with the present ploy if the situation has not changed after 16 weeks locked down ? Does the government keep on with lockdown interminably? Clearly that could not happen because there is a limit to what even a country with a great borrowing record like the UK can actually borrow. Moreover, can anyone honestly believe that to to keep people locked away for 4 months, 6 months and so on is practically possible? As it is we are are asking people at present to undergo a form of psychological torture. Imagine how extreme circumstances can be, for example, a family of 3 or four living in one room in a B and B. It is inhuman.
With herd immunity the actuality might be very painful in the short term but the experience of the likes of Sweden suggests is no worse in terms of death and much better in terms of not subjecting the population to great privation and keeping the economy going.
There is also a serious question over the number of which deaths can be wholly or solely attributed to the coronavisrus, for example, there are suggestions that many of the deaths which are going into the daily count are not due to coronavirus being the primary cause but rather acting as the last straw which broke the camel’s back.
To get a clear picture of what is happening we need answers to these questions for every claimed coronavisrus death:
1. How old was the patient?
2. What was the cause of death given on the death certificate?
3. What other illnesses and disabilities did the patient have?
4. What treatment did the patient receive in the 24 hours prior to their death?
5. Where did they die, for example, in hospital or outside of hospital?
6. Had the patient stated that they did not wish to be resuscitated?
Living In A Madhouse 
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Agreed there was fudging of the difference between dying of the virus and dying with the virus. This served to dramatise the deaths . What is puzzling in retrospect was the ineptness with dealing with a virus so highly infectious. You would expect more from our very sophisticated medics.