I disagree with Jeremy Hunt on this topic - the genie is well out of the bottle already. We must concentrate on isolating those who are most vulnerable from cross infection - the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions. If the virus rampages amongst the healthy population, all well and good - it will provide some degree of immunity going forward. Health services are overwhelmed when the vulnerable get it - the question then is where to draw the line - evidence from Italy appears to show that people in their 50s and above can suffer from serious infection requiring hospitalisation, even though those in their 50s generally recover, it is still a stress on health services.
The key thing is to prevent hospital services from being overwhelmed - the more people who recover from the infection without requiring hospitalisation, the better in the long run.
Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum