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Herd immunity in Sweden is the strategy since day 1. Same as Netherlands.

• samvher 7y ago
  That's true and I think it's irresponsible. Even if the spread would be perfectly controlled and kept so that the number of patients in ICU stay below capacity, I don't think we can manage to get 60% of the population infected in 12 months because we would be moving at a slower rate. And it would be very surprising if the spread can be perfectly controlled. This article also makes some very good arguments for why it's not the right strategy: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56 https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-th...
  • zekrioca 7y ago
    Thanks for article. It really seems the strategy behind Sweden’s decision is to allow old people to get infected to they can use the health care system before it floods. As you said, one cannot really control how the spread among 60% of population goes, for this amount of time. This will cost lives, specially of old ones.
• rapeisputinlies 7y ago
  They haven't gotten out and outright said it, but you are correct since every action or particular lack of points to it. I think the saw the bad PR UK got, and decided it's better to keep silent about it. Shady, but smart. They have to massage that Sweden image any way they can.
  • zekrioca 7y ago
    Yes, this is just based on actions/decisions. It is even trickier since population seems to have accepted it very well. Life in Stockholm and other cities seems rather normal when compared to other countries. Bars, pubs, and elementary schools are still opened. Yesterday prime minister gave a national speech. He didn’t say anything new, except “more lives of loved ones might be lost, and we should prepare and take responsibility to avoid that”. Nothing really new.