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Re: IETF in July

Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org> Wed, 25 March 2020 12:48 UTC

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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:48:30 -0400
From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org>
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On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 04:46:55PM -0400, Keith Moore wrote:
> Don't stop at July 2020.?? Plan contingencies through at least EOY 2021.???
> Until there's global herd immunity of one kind or another, continued
> restrictions on travel seem likely.

Note that -- at the moment -- while it seems likely that those who have
been infected with COVID-19 and survived it will develop some immunity
to it, I'm unaware of any research that indicates *how long* such
immunity might persist.

So while long-term global herd immunity is indeed a possibility,
it would probably be best to avoid assuming it will exist until there 
is ample evidence that it does exist.

---rsk

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