It would be an utterly shocking report were it not for one thing: Trump has integrated an embrace of a “herd immunity” strategy into his public comments for months. AD“The other thing that I, as a physician, am a strong believer in is herd immunity,” she said. “You’ll develop herd — like a herd mentality,” Trump replied, apparently meaning herd immunity. “I have never advocated a herd immunity strategy,” he said. “What they mean by ‘herd immunity strategy’ is survival of the fittest, let the infection spread through the community and develop a population immunity,” he insisted.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2020 16:30 UTC