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Currently all that is certain is the Swedish gov has gambled with their citizens lives and in doing so they've done horribly in contrast with comparable countri

• alkonaut 6y ago
  > How is Sweden in any better position to minimise total (lifetime) C19 deaths? Or all-cause deaths this year? One strategy is ensuring you have some protection from immunity in the population (e.g. 20%) when the first wave is over, so that together with other measures (testing, contact tracing, quarantines) you have a chance to control the virus until a vaccine is found in say 18 months, while also allowing the economy to function. That is to say: flatten the curve but not too much. You want some percentage of immunity too. The effects on deaths from the economy will take years to manifest. What quality of cancer care can be offered in a country in 5 or 10 years can definitely depend on how this situation is managed now.