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> as low as Sweden As low as only a thousand times higher than Taiwan?
by ptx 6y ago
> as low as Sweden
As low as only a thousand times higher than Taiwan?
- jMyles 6y agoYes, that's the point - Sweden is a baseline for what happens with no lockdowns or school closures (but also few other sound counter-measures). The US had lockdowns and fared much worse. Taiwan had no lockdowns or school closures (but also has done some things that Sweden hasn't done, like isolate older populations) and has, so far, done better.
- lewilewilewi 6y agoYou can't use Sweden as a counterfactual for the US (or any other country aside from their nearest neighbours) because their culture is so different. Most people in Sweden live by themselves, it's a reasonably socially-distant culture by default, etc. Saying that it is what happens if you don't lockdown or close schools isn't comparing apples with apples.