Trump appointee urged ‘herd immunity’ approach to combat Covid – report
by Lauren Aratani in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5BS3R)
Top White House appointee in Department of Health and Human Services said in an email in July, we want Americans infected'
A top White House appointee in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urged health officials in July to double down on a herd immunity" approach to combating the Covid-19 pandemic, writing we want [Americans] infected".
Paul Alexander, a former aide to HHS assistant press secretary Michael Caputo and a known herd immunity advocate, wrote an email to Caputo on 4 July - right as virus cases were spiking in the Sun Belt - laying out his case for herd immunity.
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