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Checked by PolitiFact27 Oct 2020United States
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“World renowned experts” declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.”

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PolitiFact says: A trio of scientists wrote the “Great Barrington Declaration,” which promotes a herd immunity approach. But it was swiftly denounced by top health officials, and thousands of researchers and scientists around the world.