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Must be true - it was in the Sun

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12507973/lockdown-free-brazilian-city-herd-immunity-coronavirus/

A CITY in Brazil which did not lockdown may have reached herd immunity, experts have said.

Manaus, in the Amazon, has seen a dramatic fall in coronavirus cases and deaths since hitting 3,300 fatalities.

The city of two million people was once one of the world's hardest-hit, with drone images taken in April showing mass graves and burials occurring at five times their normal rate.

But last week, Manaus saw its “excess deaths” drop to almost zero - as tests suggested that around 20 per cent of the city’s population had been infected with the bug.

Jarbas Barbosa da Silva, assistant director of the Pan American Health Organisation, told The Washington Post: “The hypothesis — and this is just a hypothesis — is that the peak we had in Manaus was very strong, and there was such widespread community transmission that it may have produced some kind of collective immunity”.

Mr Barbosa said that the fall in cases suggested a “natural dynamic”, rather than the effect of lockdown or other preventative measures.

However, it is not confirmed whether the fall in cases and deaths could also be due to underreporting in the area.

Herd immunity refers to a population’s resistance to the spread of a contagious disease built up through immunity from infection or vaccination.

Sweden controversially opted against a lockdown in favour of a herd immunity policy set out by state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.

But the policy proved controversial, leading to the world's sixth highest per capita death rate - with care homes hit particularly badly.

New research, reported by The Times, showed that levels of combined T-cell and antibody immunity could be more than 30 per cent.

Dr Tegnell insists that this level of immunity "makes it easier to control the outbreaks than when there is no immunity at all among the population".

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You're right aboit the enviroment - many more diesel emmissions with micr particles can't be good for kids to breathe in. Still think there might be a link between over sanitised enviroments and kids losing immunity. Regarding Covid, still think they should let nature should take its course. -perhaps even encourage the young to go party , get a dose and gain immunity..

You may well be right KJ - It's all leading to digital payments and control by evil banks - every expenditure you make being recorded including a H E at your local massage parlour!

Mr Force, in order to achieve decent immunity, we need to be exposed to bacteria and viruses. Why do you think that kids today have so many allergies? It's because homes are too bacteria free thanks to overuse of dettol. We need to pick up a few bugs for our long term well being. I'm not suggesting doing Les Patterson at the bar and i'm in favour of sensible behaviour but a big NO to those screens

I'll take that as a 'no'

Wd Mr P. Had Mr C & BJ in an ew l 15 so good profit. My other one went tits uo but had an ew save on one of Joes. Might have a couple of pints later

I meant the country. Gt placer - wd Joe- I'm v happy

Has a bloody second at 100/1 and didn't do it!

Btw missed out the 2.30 York as unraced TE's tend to be a dead loss. Cue TE to win due to curse of B of the B

Slogan, that is just the yype of stunt TE does all the time. He acts for himself and his owners - not Joe Public

Bingo !

Apt name Joe

Where are those guinness emojis

Agree. Cracking ew bet

GL

Brilliant AKD

Nice 10 /1 winner :ok:

Followed you in Joe. GL

Went to the bookies to place a perm patent on 4 horses. Had to make a phone call ffs - they'd never heard of it!