The Washington Post
President Trump’s new top medical adviser, Scott Atlas, is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic. It would entail allowing the coronavirus to spread through the population quickly to build resistance to the virus. But it's still not clear whether people who recover from covid-19 gain long-term immunity, and experts say the so-called “herd” approach would also lead to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of deaths. (Explore this FAQ for answers to more “herd immunity” questions.)
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