On October 3, top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists gathered to discuss the prevailing global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is The Great Barrington Declaration, which declares in part:
Those who are not vulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal. Simple hygiene measures, such as hand washing and staying home when sick should be practiced by everyone to reduce the herd immunity threshold. Schools and universities should be open for in-person teaching. Extracurricular activities, such as sports, should be resumed. Young low-risk adults should work normally, rather than from home. Restaurants and other businesses should open. Arts, music, sport and other cultural activities should resume. People who are more at risk may participate if they wish, while society as a whole enjoys the protection conferred upon the vulnerable by those who have built up herd immunity.
Click here to read the entire declaration. Click here to watch a video of the discussion by the participants.