John M. Barry: Herd immunity? Or mass murder?

No matter their politics, people nearly always listen to those who say what they want to hear.Hence, it is no surprise that the White House and several governors are now paying close attention to the “Great Barrington Declaration,” a proposal written by a group of well-credentialed scientists who want to shift COVID-19 policy toward achieving herd immunity — the point at which enough people have become immune to the virus that its spread becomes unlikely.They would do this by a