1-herd immunity 群体免疫

Coronavirus:can herd immunity really protect us?

2-enact 颁布

The UK government recently enacted its second phase of response to the COVID-19 pandemic:delay.

3-minimise 把……减至最低

4-acquire 获得

The government's strategy to minimise the impact of COVID-19 is to allow the virus to pass through the entire population so that we acquire herd immunity.

5-critical care 重症监护

This means that achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 in the UK could result in the death of more than a million people with a further eight million severe infections requiring critical care.