Sweden: The One Chart That Matters
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sweden-one-chart-matters
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/sweden-the-one-chart-that-matters/
While the Covid-19 epidemic continues to drag on in the United States,
it’s largely over in Sweden where fatalities have dropped to no more than 2
deaths per day for the last week.
Sweden has been harshly criticized in the media for not imposing
draconian lockdowns like the United States and the other European countries.
Instead, Sweden implemented a policy that was both conventional and sensible.
They recommended that people maintain a safe distance between each other and
they banned gatherings of 50 people or more. They also asked their elderly
citizens to isolate themselves and to avoid interacting with other people as
much as possible. Other than that, Swedes were encouraged to work, exercise and
get on with their lives as they would normally even though the world was still
in the throes of a global pandemic.
The secret of Sweden’s success is that its experts settled on a strategy
that was realistic, sustainable and science-based. The intention was never to
“fight” the virus which is among the most contagious infections in the last
century, but to protect the old and vulnerable while allowing the young,
low-risk people to circulate, contract the virus, and develop the antibodies
they’d need to fight similar pathogens in the future. It’s clear now that that
was the best approach. And while Sweden could still experience sporadic
outbreaks that might kill another 2 to 300 people, any recurrence of the
infection in the Fall or Winter will not be a dreaded “Second Wave”, but a much
weaker flu-like event that will not overwhelm the public health system or kill
thousands of people.
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