Modern Darwinism and herd immunity

[Abhidevananda]

The nature of a pandemic is to threaten the existence of a species.
Faced with extinction by a disease, the species must eventually achieve
a state of herd immunity. This is as true today as it was hundreds,
thousands, or even millions of years ago. The only difference today is
that we have more scientific means of achieving immunity.

Against Covid-19, people may take recourse to a relatively safe vaccine.
Or they may contract the disease and - if they survive - achieve a
natural level of immunity. But one way or another, they will have to
contribute to the attainment of herd immunity. Either that will happen,
or the human species is doomed.

As for those who prefer not to be vaccinated, who prefer to take their
chances with the disease, society need not vilify them. Most people
might not agree with their position, but it is their subjective truth...
and so there is no point in arguing. On the other hand, society
certainly has every right to protect itself against those who pose a
risk to its survival. Thus, as a security measure, society has the right
to demand a certificate of either vaccination against or recovery from
Covid... or of a very recent test negative for Covid. Any person who
remains unvaccinated and lacks any proof of recovery or lack of
infection by Covid may reasonably be shunned as a clear and present
danger. Other security measures (like demanding the wearing of masks or
social distancing) may also be enforced. Individual freedom must never
eclipse the collective interest. An entire species cannot be held
hostage to the whims of its individual members. The whole is never less
than its parts.

--
Abhidevananda Avadhuta