Martin McKee was interviewed on Channel 4 News about the John Snow Memorandum published in the Lancet on 15th October and signed by many Independent SAGE members. This sets out the argument against a deliberate herd immunity strategy as promoted by the Great Barrington Declaration and emphasises the importance of reversing the current growth in cases.
Prof McKee explains why a herd immunity strategy is unworkable and unethical in this clip.
Indpendent SAGE published its own short report setting out these arguments in September.
