[https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/12/16/trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-446408](https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/12/16/trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-446408) When the ignorant lead, people die. “"Infants, kids, teens, young people, young adults, middle aged... we want them infected… [I]t may be that it will be best if we open up and flood the zone and let the kids and young folk get infected" in order to get "natural immunity…natural exposure," Alexander wrote on July 24 to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Caputo and eight other senior officials. Caputo subsequently asked Alexander to research the idea, according to emails obtained by the House Oversight Committee's select subcommittee on coronavirus.”