Riding Herd On SARS-CoV-2

Professors Carl T. Bergstrom (University of Washington) and Natalie E. Dean (University of Florida) make a strong argument against the goal of achieving herd immunity against SARS-CoV-2, and the Covid-19 this virus causes, in the May 1, 2020, New York Times.  The title of their article starkly conveys the essence of their dire public policy message:  "What the Proponents of ‘Natural’ Herd Immunity Don’t Say - Try to reach it without a vaccine, and millions will die."