Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Torillian]

numberwang said:

Single most important discovery is that herd immunity starts early at maybe 5-10% population infected which implies that the vast majority are already immune. There never was an exponential growth towards 100% infections.

https://ig.ft.com/coronavirus-chart/?areas=swe&areas=ita&areas=esp&areas=deu&areas=bel&areas=gbr&areasRegional=usfl&areasRegional=ustx&areasRegional=usny&areasRegional=usnj&areasRegional=usga&areasRegional=usct&cumulative=0&logScale=0&perMillion=1&values=deaths

That seems like a bold claim, can you show me anyone with expertise in the field that thinks that 5-10% is enough for herd immunity?