PLOS Glob Public Health April 2022 PMID 36962415

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19.

Cameron A Smith, Christian A Yates, Ben Ashby

Mentions

161
Peak: 46 in Mar 2023
across 6 sources since Sep 2021

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

Numerous posts highlight critical takeaways from the research, such as the inevitable hospital overwhelm and increased mortality rates associated with ineffective shielding strategies. Phrases like 'could have been disastrous' and 'critical flaws' showcase a serious tone in discussing the proposed methods, indicating a deep concern about public health and the effectiveness of alternative strategies.

AgreementModerate agreement

The majority of discussions indicate a general alignment with the findings presented in the publication regarding shielding strategies.

InterestHigh interest

There's high curiosity surrounding the implications of the findings, with users referencing the necessity of examining these strategies closely.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts engage with criticisms of prior approaches, many reflect a moderate depth of analysis rather than a comprehensive discussion.

ImpactHigh impact

Users believe the publication's insights are crucial for future pandemic planning, suggesting a strong perception of its relevance.

Abstract in brief

  • The COVID-19 pandemic prompted various nonpharmaceutical interventions globally, but methods like lockdowns led to significant economic and social hardships.
  • An alternative strategy discussed was to shield high-risk individuals while letting lower-risk groups contract the virus to achieve herd immunity.
  • Research using a stochastic SEIR model indicates that even with perfect shielding, hospitals would become overwhelmed, resulting in many avoidable deaths, and any reduction in shielding effectiveness would greatly worsen outcomes, proving shielding alone is not a viable public health strategy for COVID-19 or future pandemics.

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Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

In fact the complete opposite is true. If the proposals in the Great Barrington Declaration had been carried out the situation would have been disastrous. https://t.co/57pFmCeyJf https://t.co/40PdmPrqnz

Nov 24, 2024 · 121 likes · 28 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
Gianluca c1 bis
@gianlucac1bis · X

Se non bastasse qui un paper (nn mio) che formalizza i calcoli fatti nel mio 3d 2 anni dopo. https://t.co/JFM9IeJc6V Veramente ...basta...siete matematicamente implausibili. Provate a reinventare la ruota. Fallendo. 2/2 @ThManfredi @Di_SPACE_Lauro @AndreaRoventini

Jan 14, 2025 · 30 likes · 3 shares · 2,820 followers View post →
Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thread below. https://t.co/NlnFlhVPAm^tfw

Aug 16, 2022 · 28 likes · 9 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

Oh, that’s because we modelled it. That’s what you do when you want to test hypotheses without exposing the public to the disastrous consequences of a policy. Surprising, given one of the GBD’s main signatories was a modeller, that they didn’t do the same. https://t.co/57pFmCeyJf https://t.co/O24wl9CG0v

Nov 29, 2024 · 26 likes · 2 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstra · X

"Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable public health strategy for #COVID19" ➡️ineffective for future pandemic! Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/iYNljqC4mR

May 9, 2022 · 15 likes · 3 shares · 16,297 followers View post →
Lazarus Long
@LazarusLong13 · X

Overwhelmed hospitals. 150-300% more death. And, of course, untold additional numbers of LongCovid. Article https://t.co/hRmE1HBDJz Study https://t.co/EZEGNdrzL4 https://t.co/qUYWYvQUsw

Sep 10, 2025 · 10 likes · 15,762 followers View post →

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Lazarus Long
@LazarusLong13 · X

Overwhelmed hospitals. 150-300% more death. And, of course, untold additional numbers of LongCovid. Article https://t.co/hRmE1HBDJz Study https://t.co/EZEGNdrzL4 https://t.co/qUYWYvQUsw

Sep 10, 2025 · 10 likes · 15,762 followers View post →
George Donald @gmdonald.bsky.social
@GMDonald · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Our paper in @PLOSGPH is just out. We modelled shielding strategies like "focussed protection" as espoused by the Gre…

Sep 10, 2025 · 289 shares · 543 followers View post →
musthaveitnow
@musthaveitnow · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Our paper in @PLOSGPH is just out. We modelled shielding strategies like "focussed protection" as espoused by the Gre…

Sep 10, 2025 · 289 shares · 1,489 followers View post →
simon wren-lewis
@sjwrenlewis · X

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Sep 10, 2025 · 289 shares · 36,887 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@LazarusLong13 @mbeisen @DrJBhattacharya There were studies and analyses. https://t.co/quFrv1K4rb https://t.co/3b6SyqMaf8 https://t.co/XWX9iIyp9D https://t.co/Mw7anRJZaH https://t.co/owyvamozJ1 https://t.co/9fXuoudzIH https://t.co/OZJz3xRF5M https://t.co/SVfDvGLEqq https://t.co/vuVSIpvl0F

Apr 16, 2025 · 1 like · 3,349 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@ehlJAMA @19joho @gbdeclaration At some point, GBD defenders need to honestly deal with criticism of what they said, instead of constantly evading criticism by tone trolling + other such tactics. https://t.co/SVfDvGMcfY https://t.co/DQ4wxBL1D6 https://t.co/OZJz3xScVk https://t.co/xdw4D8DGcb https://t.co/j0lxGTWIg7

Jan 19, 2025 · 1 like · 3,349 followers View post →
Andrea Roventini
@AndreaRoventini · X

RT @gianlucac1bis: Se non bastasse qui un paper (nn mio) che formalizza i calcoli fatti nel mio 3d 2 anni dopo. https://t.co/JFM9IeJc6V Ve…

Jan 15, 2025 · 3 shares · 15,518 followers View post →
Emanuela Micucci
@EmMicucci · X

RT @gianlucac1bis: Se non bastasse qui un paper (nn mio) che formalizza i calcoli fatti nel mio 3d 2 anni dopo. https://t.co/JFM9IeJc6V Ve…

Jan 15, 2025 · 3 shares · 1,297 followers View post →
Chiara Degli Esposti
@chiadegli · X

RT @gianlucac1bis: Se non bastasse qui un paper (nn mio) che formalizza i calcoli fatti nel mio 3d 2 anni dopo. https://t.co/JFM9IeJc6V Ve…

Jan 15, 2025 · 3 shares · 7,410 followers View post →
Gianluca c1 bis
@gianlucac1bis · X

Se non bastasse qui un paper (nn mio) che formalizza i calcoli fatti nel mio 3d 2 anni dopo. https://t.co/JFM9IeJc6V Veramente ...basta...siete matematicamente implausibili. Provate a reinventare la ruota. Fallendo. 2/2 @ThManfredi @Di_SPACE_Lauro @AndreaRoventini

Jan 14, 2025 · 30 likes · 3 shares · 2,820 followers View post →
Pandemic A. Index
@pan_accindex · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Oh, that’s because we modelled it. That’s what you do when you want to test hypotheses without exposing the public to…

Nov 29, 2024 · 2 shares · 6,554 followers View post →
Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

Oh, that’s because we modelled it. That’s what you do when you want to test hypotheses without exposing the public to the disastrous consequences of a policy. Surprising, given one of the GBD’s main signatories was a modeller, that they didn’t do the same. https://t.co/57pFmCeyJf https://t.co/O24wl9CG0v

Nov 29, 2024 · 26 likes · 2 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
Stephen McCluskie
@juanluisguerra6 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: In fact the complete opposite is true. If the proposals in the Great Barrington Declaration had been carried out the…

Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 3,219 followers View post →
Cmacg
@Cmacg3 · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 2,019 followers View post →
Peter Archibald
@Archipet · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: In fact the complete opposite is true. If the proposals in the Great Barrington Declaration had been carried out the…

Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 1,962 followers View post →
Dr. rer. nat. W. Meier-Augenstein, FRSC
@WolfmannotJack · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: In fact the complete opposite is true. If the proposals in the Great Barrington Declaration had been carried out the…

Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 3,817 followers View post →
Clare Heathcote
@clarence_tamar · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 900 followers View post →
pamela.sammons
@sammons_pamela · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 4,364 followers View post →
Dr Martin
@MartinRemains · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 26,294 followers View post →
#OLSX BackOffice
@OccupyNN · X

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Gina
@Saffiya_Khan1 · X

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WallaceUofE
@WallaceUofE · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 808 followers View post →
Sandra Hanna
@scarbro8 · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 2,277 followers View post →
Just Johnny Armstrong.
@JohnnyA47334786 · X

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Jeff Gazzard
@JeffGazzard · X

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Nov 25, 2024 · 28 shares · 1,939 followers View post →
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@LittleNinjaNo7 · X

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Michael Bluett
@sanerefrain · X

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Nov 24, 2024 · 28 shares · 169 followers View post →
Paul Williams
@PaulWil66829381 · X

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@luxy208 · X

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Ron Burns
@rburns · X

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@CalumWebster · X

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@dpedin · X

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Locke
@jlz0z · X

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Dr Bharati . P. Rao
@BPRAO20 · X

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Roland Pease
@PeaseRoland · X

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Nov 24, 2024 · 28 shares · 3,384 followers View post →
JustMe
@MiniJet10 · X

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@BiologyAwesome · X

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Steven Boxall
@RegenerationEX · X

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ElaineGolding
@Elainebks · X

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Nov 24, 2024 · 28 shares · 3,312 followers View post →
Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

In fact the complete opposite is true. If the proposals in the Great Barrington Declaration had been carried out the situation would have been disastrous. https://t.co/57pFmCeyJf https://t.co/40PdmPrqnz

Nov 24, 2024 · 121 likes · 28 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
Meisenmann 
@Meisenmann5 · X

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Oct 6, 2024 · 289 shares · 97 followers View post →
Holly Quick
@HollyQuick5 · X

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Oct 6, 2024 · 289 shares · 429 followers View post →
@dirkvanlint.bsky.social
@DirkvanLinth · X

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Oct 6, 2024 · 289 shares · 3,751 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@19joho @ScottAtlas_IT Contrary to what Atlas said, transmission among the low-risk facilitated transmission to the high-risk. https://t.co/4IYdECE27d https://t.co/KYklWVPxyN https://t.co/EbGpNI5U3i https://t.co/TgoS4Zw8Bw https://t.co/e4l4p0zJGG https://t.co/apL1UXINch https://t.co/hy2Sy1AyUH https://t.co/ouCNGeKkhE

Jul 4, 2024 · 1 like · 3,349 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@LDjaparidze @Kit_Yates_Maths Nope. Sweden had what the GBD defines as a lockdown. You're substituting your political ideology for evidence again. https://t.co/2NcFBcfvqA https://t.co/5lpUe67DeV Anyway, feel free to go read Yates' paper: https://t.co/SVfDvGLEqq

Apr 11, 2024 · 3,349 followers View post →
Janine Paisley
@PaisleyJanine · X

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Aug 26, 2023 · 289 shares · 1,028 followers View post →
Disenchanted
@disnenchanted · X

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Aug 26, 2023 · 289 shares · 3,288 followers View post →
Geoff Wood
@Gcw25Wood · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Our paper in @PLOSGPH is just out. We modelled shielding strategies like "focussed protection" as espoused by the Gre…

Aug 25, 2023 · 289 shares · 676 followers View post →
Karam Bales
@karamballes · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Our paper in @PLOSGPH is just out. We modelled shielding strategies like "focussed protection" as espoused by the Gre…

Aug 25, 2023 · 289 shares · 17,981 followers View post →
Andrew Tan
@andrewtanyongyi · X

@flodebarre @chronicle GBD itself can be criticized, but I think more along the lines of this article by Smith, Yates and Ashby (2022). https://t.co/xCs06kKKq3 2/4

Aug 13, 2023 · 1,036 followers View post →
Yoshiyahu
@yoshiyahureform · X

@Poppy_PTMY @DrJBhattacharya @gbdeclaration That said as I lack the qualifications and expansive knowledge to speak re mathematical pandemic models I would refer the study's analysis and modelling to @DrJBhattacharya and @MartinKulldorff who are significantly more qualified https://t.co/FAZS3mdYML

Jun 9, 2023 · 1,310 followers View post →
(((Liz Ditz))). Mask up, y'all. Viruses are real.
@lizditz · X

RT @AtomsksSanakan: @GidMK @PGriffinFC @Neoavatara @AngryCardio @DrJBhattacharya Greater community transmission increases risk of transmiss…

Jun 2, 2023 · 10,480 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@GidMK @PGriffinFC @Neoavatara @AngryCardio @DrJBhattacharya Greater community transmission increases risk of transmission from the community into nursing homes. https://t.co/NWlpxdaoJt [https://t.co/SVfDvGLEqq https://t.co/DQ4wxBKtNy] https://t.co/m7cqQ35hQ4 https://t.co/WZxdjon8a8 https://t.co/6zR0wnUc9y [https://t.co/MI4tR95GBE] https://t.co/tT9fk7PgoV

Jun 2, 2023 · 2 likes · 3,349 followers View post →
Lynne Irwin
@LLynneIrwin · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 21, 2023 · 93 shares · 4,866 followers View post →
Deonandan
@deonandan · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 21, 2023 · 93 shares · 19,384 followers View post →
aungkanspace
@aungkanspace · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 11, 2023 · 93 shares · 390 followers View post →
taipan168
@taipan168 · X

@K0DK0DK0D @innocent_abroad @FedUpMomInMN @DanielHadas2 The focused protection approach would never have worked before the vaccine, we know that now. It would have been too hard to completely isolate those at risk. That said, I'm not arguing that some of the measures were not disproportionate. https://t.co/3WbGQVYHNw

Mar 9, 2023 · 1 like · 2,974 followers View post →
Dame Susie
@susie5581 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 8, 2023 · 93 shares · 1,354 followers View post →
Steven D. Cook
@CookStevenD · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 8, 2023 · 93 shares · 1,994 followers View post →
Masking Mama
@masking__mama · X

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Mar 8, 2023 · 93 shares · 2,933 followers View post →
VintageKidsGoodies
@VintageKidsNL · X

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John W
@malew51 · X

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AllTheDisasters
@AllTheDisasters · X

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Gitte Frausing
@nononsenseever · X

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@KitOfNowhere · X

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john middleton
@doctorblooz · X

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william barlow
@williambarlow · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: If you want more detail of the model(s) and our assumptions you can find them in the paper. If you disagree with the…

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william barlow
@williambarlow · X

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Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 60 followers View post →
Claire Cozler
@ClaireCozler · X

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Claire Cozler
@ClaireCozler · X

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(((Liz Ditz))). Mask up, y'all. Viruses are real.
@lizditz · X

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Harrison
@HarrisonTF · X

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Magic by West
@MagicByWest · X

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@Ghizzi_d · X

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@susikabusi · X

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@LCWF_TBK · X

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Riikka Kevo
@riikka_kevo · X

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Gerald Evans
@skepticalIDdoc · X

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Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 5,686 followers View post →
Julie Hall
@juleslittlegems · X

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Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 181 followers View post →
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@firstsmurfmama · X

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OmaKristal
@OmaKristal · X

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@CaptainPCard · X

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@doritmi · X

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Sia
@3639Sia · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 263 followers View post →
George (The UK Action Team)
@UKAT_George · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 4,894 followers View post →
Dr Maria Pyra, PhD
@epimom2 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 811 followers View post →
El Troll Ebus
@ZorlakRules · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 22,318 followers View post →
cheyinka
@cheyinka · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 258 followers View post →
Maximilien "Mjolnir tosser" Guerrero
@Praetorian27 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 1,177 followers View post →
Shawn Radcliffe
@ShawnRadcliffe · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 1,443 followers View post →
Dr. Tara C. Smith
@aetiology · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 111,751 followers View post →
Matt Butler
@mjb302 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 4,338 followers View post →
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD
@EpiEllie · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 123,159 followers View post →
Thomas Spencer
@hypocolius2 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: Seems like a good time to remind people why the herd immunity strategy wouldn't have worked. We found critical flaws…

Mar 7, 2023 · 93 shares · 346 followers View post →
David Marshall. Jock of all trades.
@OldTiredGrumpy · X

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 | PLOS Global Public Health https://t.co/iBRPioxrNw

Mar 7, 2023 · 1,424 followers View post →
Louise
@LCWF_TBK · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 18, 2022 · 9 shares · 8,798 followers View post →
Gina
@Saffiya_Khan1 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 17, 2022 · 9 shares · 18,101 followers View post →
oddly
@6358f504bba1444 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 17, 2022 · 9 shares · 104 followers View post →
AIR
@ProjectErst · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 16, 2022 · 9 shares · 17 followers View post →
Pete Quinn
@peteqconsult · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 16, 2022 · 9 shares · 2,311 followers View post →
Ivy Owens
@IvyOwens7 · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 16, 2022 · 9 shares · 664 followers View post →
Phil Randal 
@philrandal · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 16, 2022 · 9 shares · 2,911 followers View post →
Beverley also @TalktoBeverley@mas.to
@TalktoBeverley · X

RT @Kit_Yates_Maths: You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thre…

Aug 16, 2022 · 9 shares · 1,697 followers View post →
Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths · X

You can read a summarised version of our paper "Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19" in the thread below. https://t.co/NlnFlhVPAm^tfw

Aug 16, 2022 · 28 likes · 9 shares · 61,299 followers View post →
SySy |
@ChapmanSysy · X

RT @HarrySpoelstra: "Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable p…

May 9, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,853 followers View post →
Bass Jobsen #Antifa #ZeroCovid #EcoHumanisme
@bassjobsen · X

RT @HarrySpoelstra: "Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable p…

May 9, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,554 followers View post →
Konstantia Papadaki
@konstandia · X

RT @HarrySpoelstra: "Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable p…

May 9, 2022 · 3 shares · 346 followers View post →
Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstra · X

"Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable public health strategy for #COVID19" ➡️ineffective for future pandemic! Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/iYNljqC4mR

May 9, 2022 · 15 likes · 3 shares · 16,297 followers View post →
Dr Anthony Martin
@AMAinsight · X

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/99myjtrk2J

May 2, 2022 · 912 followers View post →
Culture of Health Eq
@CofHEQ · X

RT @GlobalPHObserv: Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/EkBnf2HyTQ

May 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,094 followers View post →
Equity and Health
@equityhealthdev · X

RT @GlobalPHObserv: Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/EkBnf2HyTQ

May 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 3,466 followers View post →
Global Health Observ
@GlobalPHObserv · X

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/EkBnf2HyTQ

May 1, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 6,539 followers View post →
Milner Centre for Evolution
@MilnerCentre · X

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/3tiGleaXfo

Apr 28, 2022 · 1,216 followers View post →
Kate Brown
@katebrown220 · X

Critical weaknesses in shielding strategies for COVID-19 https://t.co/qgZGYk6RQi

Apr 26, 2022 · 546 followers View post →
COVID-19_arXiv
@COVID19arXiv · X

Sep 16, 2021 · 4,520 followers View post →