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No but we hsve things like Sweden with a demographic and social systems very similar to its neighbors (norway, denmark,finland) ending up with 2x the mortality
by tapland 3y ago
No but we hsve things like Sweden with a demographic and social systems very similar to its neighbors (norway, denmark,finland) ending up with 2x the mortality of said neighbors by choosing milder interventions.
- the_third_wave 3y agoSweden had a higher mortality at the start but ended up with the lowest excess mortality in Europe starting January 2021 [1]. The country had the lowest excess mortality overall during the SARS2 years 2020-2022 [1]. [1] https://www.dagensmedicin.se/specialistomraden/infektion/sveriges-overdodlighet-lagst-i-europa/ https://www.dagensmedicin.se/specialistomraden/infektion/sve... [2] https://www.europaportalen.se/2023/03/sverige-hade-lagsta-overdodligheten-under-coronapandemin-i-eu https://www.europaportalen.se/2023/03/sverige-hade-lagsta-ov...
- tapland 3y agoYes. The total I quoted was on all covid deaths. If one is fine with killing twice the number of people if it happens fast, I guess you are correct.