Herd immunity was never UK policy, Chris Whitty tells Covid inquiry
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6GJMP)
Chief medical officer for England says ministers caused confusion by even debating the idea
Herd immunity was never government policy during Covid and it was a major communications failure that some people early in the pandemic believed it was, Prof Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid inquiry.
Giving evidence, Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, said opting for herd immunity was inconceivable" and would have caused an extraordinarily high loss of life" without necessarily achieving its goal.
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