Alistair20000
Very well known Exeweb poster
I don't think it is a herd immunity by stealth policy Elgy. Just the lack of preparation with testing kits and lack of PPE. Most things that go wrong in government are down to the c*ck up factor.The claim (at the time) was that a policy of allowing unrestricted, exponential viral growth within a community, with minimal testing, would also enable a 'flattening of the sombrero' (aka protecting the NHS from being overrun) ? Totally illogical, of course, but the Journos never questioned that logic, since revised.
Cynics have argued it's a wrecking ball strategy, a relatively speedy carnage for the NHS and elderly, but resulting in large scale immunity (hopefully) providing the shield for the elderly and vulnerable in future, and a speedy return to economic productivity.
Herd immunity was a strategic gamble, putting the economy before the people, once that became evident, cue the outcry. Now it's being done by stealth. Minimal testing ? Lack of PPE ? Still a partial lockdown ?
Who knows on the herd immunity strategy ? In a couple of years the learned scientists might be saying that laying waste to whole swathes of the economy was counter productive if there are lots of suicides and health problems of those who have had their businesses destroyed, savings and pensions devastated etc.