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WHO lauds Sweden as a model for countries going forward in the fight against COVID-19
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:39 pm
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The World Health Organization lauded Sweden as a “model” for battling the coronavirus as countries lift lockdowns — after the nation controversially refused restrictions.
Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, said Wednesday there are “lessons to be learned” from the Scandinavian nation, which has largely relied on citizens to self-regulate.
“I think there’s a perception out that Sweden has not put in control measures and just has allowed the disease to spread,” Ryan told reporters. “Nothing can be further from the truth.”
Ryan noted that instead of lockdowns, the country has “put in place a very strong public policy around social distancing, around caring and protecting people in long term care facilities.”
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This post was edited on 4/29/20 at 8:40 pm
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Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:40 pm to RollTide1987
And six weeks ago Sweden was going to die a slow and painful death. How things change.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:44 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:44 pm to RollTide1987
Show me their infection rate and death rate per capita, as compared to other nations
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:44 pm to RollTide1987
I thought it was Germany
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:45 pm to FAP SAM
I'm sure the World Health Organization has seen them. They're more qualified to analyze those numbers than you or me.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:46 pm to RollTide1987
oh wait, are we trusting the WHO again?
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:46 pm to RollTide1987
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WHO lauds Sweden as a model
Does not equal
quote:
there are “lessons to be learned
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:46 pm to RollTide1987
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I'm sure the World Health Organization has seen them. They're more qualified to analyze those numbers than you or me.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:46 pm to RollTide1987
Sweden is now an excellent comparison for the US. My how things change.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:48 pm to RollTide1987
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World Health Organization
So the same people that, best case scenario, took China's word that this was no big deal without doing any investigation. Or, more likely, the org that lied for the Chinese govt
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:49 pm to RollTide1987
They should be praising Taiwan.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:49 pm to heatom2
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oh wait, are we trusting the WHO again?
Only when it suits me.
In all seriousness, I hope we never fund those bastards again. They're pieces of shite who towed the line for China until it was too late to stop this thing from going global. However, I agree 100% with how Sweden handled this thing. They used common sense and trusted their people instead of choosing to live in fear for 2-3 months straight.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:49 pm to RollTide1987
No where does he use the word “model”. Horrible journalism by ny post.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:50 pm to RollTide1987
Sweden is likely much healthier, on the median, than almost any other nation on earth.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:50 pm to DeltaDoc
^s korea too
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:52 pm to RollTide1987
Usually a clown show doesn't cost billions of dollars a year to run.
Posted on 4/29/20 at 8:55 pm to RollTide1987
This puts the liberal sheep of this board in a mighty fine pickle, doesn’t it?
Posted on 4/29/20 at 9:02 pm to RollTide1987
LINK
This is only part of the story, but doesn't paint quite the picture your linked article does
The way I've heard it is that Sweden is trying to reach herd immunity as quickly as possible. So we won't really know which approach is better until the end of all this. Better to go more deaths immediately in pursuit of herd immunity vs more severe shutdown and prolonged initial infection
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the ratio of confirmed deaths to confirmed cases. Sweden’s is more than twice as high as Denmark’s and more than five times higher than Norway’s.
Sweden: 10.93%
United States: 5.29%
Denmark: 4.78%
Norway: 2.12%
This is only part of the story, but doesn't paint quite the picture your linked article does
The way I've heard it is that Sweden is trying to reach herd immunity as quickly as possible. So we won't really know which approach is better until the end of all this. Better to go more deaths immediately in pursuit of herd immunity vs more severe shutdown and prolonged initial infection
Posted on 4/29/20 at 9:03 pm to RollTide1987
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WHO lauds Sweden as a model for countries going forward in the fight against COVID-19
The WHO played everyone.
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