The rest of a basic math equation.
That estimate of 80% is in line with Johns Hopkins, who say "Depending how contagious an infection is, usually 70% to 90% of a population needs immunity to achieve herd immunity." [
www.jhsph.edu]
The current US population is 328.2 million people. If 80% of us get infected that would be a little over 262 million people.
With a morbidity rate of .5% we would see over 1.3 million deaths.
That's what trying to attain herd immunity 'naturally' means: let's get on with life even if it means 1.3 million people will die.
And this is even assuming that herd immunity can be achieved simply by infecting 262 million Americans, which hasn't even been determined. We could lose 1.3 million Americans for nothing.
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