Battle of the Nerds: The Great Barrington Declaration vs. The John Snow Memorandum

This week it's battle of the nerds! No, this has nothing to do with the 1980s classic, nor Comic Con, and certainly nothing to do with dissecting the themes and allegorical significance of Game of Thrones. This is a battle about life and death (and essentially everything in between. In this episode, we discuss the public statements put forth by two groups of scientists and public health professionals that advocate two completely different ways of handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The Great Barrington Declaration advocates reaching herd immunity by taking away restrictions and letting young and less vulnerable people lives their lives (and freely spread SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19) while using "focused protection" for those at higher risk for serious illness with COVID. The authors of the John Snow Memorandum advocate continuing to observe social distancing guidelines, policies that restrict large gatherings and other events/practices that could increase the spread of COVID-19. By the end of this program, you will see that only one approach must prevail.    The Great Barrington Declaration https://gbdeclaration.org/ The John Snow Memorandum https://www.johnsnowmemo.com/