This MSM headline and article is misleading, as usual, on two counts. First, it suggests that the Barrington Declaration advocates for herd immunity, but it does not. Rather, the Barrington Declaration advocates for "focused protection" rather than wholesale lockdowns as a pubic health approach. It is similar to what WHO recommend recently regarding lockdowns and how they are often inadvisable for the overall well-being of society. The Barrington Declaration states that we should practice focused protection and other mitigation strategies UNTIL herd immunity is reached through vaccine and natural infection. Nowhere in the Barrington Declaration is their any advocacy for herd immunity.
Secondly, the headline and article is misleading in that it suggests that the White House embraces herd immunity, but that is not the case. There is no link provided that suggests that, and I have never seen the WH Task Force or its spokespersons advocate for herd immunity, in fact since MSM has been trying to suggest this recently, I have seen interviews with WH advisers who strongly speak against herd immunity, but support the focused protection model in relation to total lockdowns.
ETA Link below to the "focused protection" model for public health that is advocated by the Barrington Declaration (read for yourself), similar to WHO's statement recently regarding the impact of lockdowns on the overall well being of society
Great Barrington Declaration – An open letter and declaration from public health academics and professionals