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Last time I checked, Sweden had more deaths than the US per capita. Their strategy simply causes more deaths.
by g_st_lt 6y ago
Last time I checked, Sweden had more deaths than the US per capita. Their strategy simply causes more deaths.
- walterbell 6y agoSince they are going for herd immunity in a single phase, it is expected that their rate will be higher. Their curve has started to plateau and they say their strategy is working, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-19/sweden-says-controversial-covid-19-strategy-is-proving-effective https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-19/sweden-sa...
- cthalupa 6y agoThough, as that article points out: 1) It's too early to say for sure if it even actually has worked 2) The Swedes are actually staying home and social distancing. Even if it ultimately does work out for them, that doesn't mean they made the right decision with the data they had. Sometimes people gamble on a long shot and get lucky.
- walterbell 6y ago1) This is also true for some US states which are not yet reopening. 2) The Swedes avoided a complete shutdown of their economy. There is similarity between their approach and countries/states which are now reopening, i.e. social distancing and a subset of industry WFH.
- geon 6y agoThat is not necessarily true. Reporting methodology differs a lot between countries. I would be very cautious about comparing statistics from different countries. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deat... https://www.thelocal.se/20200414/understanding-swedens-figures-on-the-coronavirus/amp https://www.thelocal.se/20200414/understanding-swedens-figur...