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The problem though is that people under 60 running through streets with joyous abandon could be what actually causes the least amount of total death in the long run.

Keeping most of the population who is not at risk from developing herd immunity is lengthening the time of exposure for the people who are at risk.

Just the fact we haven't updated our strategy at all after getting data on the age distributions is pretty bad.

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All the outcomes I've seen that reach herd immunity involve an unacceptable amount of harm - both in deaths to at risk groups and in terms of suffering across the board.

While we may have to face this outcome I think it's too early to do so until we have more data and a deeper understanding of the disease.

In the UK I get the impression that the population is more cautious about loosening the lock down than the government is. I think other countries are the same. The US might be the outlier here.

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