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> Another "inconvenient truth", thanks to good welfare, there is not "come to work sick" heroism in Sweden. You are basically paid to keep your kids and yoursel

> Another "inconvenient truth", thanks to good welfare, there is not "come to work sick" heroism in Sweden. You are basically paid to keep your kids and yourself at home, for as little as a running nose. That’s been the case with Covid - but before March Swedish workers were basically docked one day’s entire pay for the first day of their sick-leave (so-called ‘karensdag’). It’s obviously been essential to limit the spread of covid that this penalty has been temporarily suspended, but let’s not pretend that Sweden has been some sort of specially enlightened welfare haven for the sick. That situation ended a long time ago.

anticristi 6y ago
Eliminating the "karensdag" kind of proves my point: Sweden did take measures, essentially buying the population into voluntary isolation. I agree that this is less dramatic to report on than full-blown lockdowns enforced with police action. What picture do you put on the front page? A dad calming staying home and enjoying time with his kids? :) However, calling these measures "herd immunity" is misleading. Also, even after eliminating the "karensdag" Sweden was in a way better welfare position than e.g. US, where worker were going unprotected and sick to work, for fear of losing their job.