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Hopefully history remembers that there actually were people who acted with a cool head, among them: Sweden, Japan, Africa, and large swaths of the USA. Now we h
by oceanplexian 5y ago
Hopefully history remembers that there actually were people who acted with a cool head, among them: Sweden, Japan, Africa, and large swaths of the USA. Now we have a pretty good control group to assess the effectiveness of measures like school closures, social isolation, cloth masks, and lockdowns.
I suspect that some people are in for a bit of cognitive dissonance, if it does come to light that said measures were not actually based in science and had an overall negative impact on society.
- pjc50 5y agoSweden? This Sweden? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01097-5#Sec3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01097-5#Sec3 "During 2020, however, Sweden had ten times higher COVID-19 death rates compared with neighbouring Norway. In this report, we try to understand why, using a narrative approach to evaluate the Swedish COVID-19 policy and the role of scientific evidence and integrity. We argue that that scientific methodology was not followed by the major figures in the acting authorities—or the responsible politicians—with alternative narratives being considered as valid, resulting in arbitrary policy decisions." "Many elderly people were administered morphine instead of oxygen despite available supplies, effectively ending their lives."