@laurie_garrett@birdsite > @martinmckee@birdsite >> Remember when #Sweden advocated a "herd immunity" approach to #COVIOD19 -- no lockdowns, just let the virus spread. And Sweden's epidemic was the deadliest per capita in northern Europe. Here is a stunning account of how this happened. https://twitter.com/martinmckee/status/1506730551952113667 > So many times I was asked “But Sweden …” > Now we have a detailed, and damning account of what went wrong. “drastic deviation from 280 years of respect for scientific facts” A reminder that a well prepared country with expertise +++ can go terribly wrong https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01097-5 > "The Public Health Agcy labelled advice from national scientists & intl authorities as extreme positions, resulting in media & political bodies to accept their own policy instead. The Swedish people were kept in ignorance of basic facts such as the airborne #SARSCoV2..." "...transmission, that asymptomatic individuals can be contagious & that face masks protect both the carrier & others. Mandatory legislation was seldom used; recommendations relying upon personal responsibility & w/out any sanctions were the norm." > "Many elderly people were administered morphine instead of oxygen despite available supplies, effectively ending their lives." #COVID19 in #Sweden > BTW, the genius behind Sweden's no-lockdowns, no-masks #COVID19 policies was Anders Tegnell. Care to guess where he is now? As of Mar 9 he's "coordinating the COVID #vaccine response" @Who https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/architect-swedens-light-touch-covid-response-gets-job-who-2022-03-09/ https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1506738022775238670