Not so much in the US, but in Britain and Europe, politicians have picked up the term "herd immunity" from scientists and have touted it as a desirable stage to reach as each country battles the virus.
What it means of course is that the majority of the population have become immune and so the virus will no longer spread - it will be rejected by each new host. What politicians don't mention is this: we can achieve herd immunity by treating coronavirus the way people treated the Black Death - let it decimate the population and anybody left standing should be immune.
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