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‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal

Then-HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19.

ByDAN DIAMOND

Politico 12/16/2020

A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a “herd immunity” approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained by a House watchdog and shared with POLITICO.

“There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only comes about allowing the non-high risk groups expose themselves to the virus. PERIOD,” then-science adviser Paul Alexanderwrote on July 4 to his boss,Health and Human Services assistant secretary for public affairs Michael Caputo, and six other senior officials.

Read more at: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-446408

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