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As new lockdowns are ordered across Europe, Swedish COVID death rate has fallen sharply
Just the News ^ | October 31, 2020 - 2:21pm | Andrew Davies

Posted on 10/31/2020 2:08:53 PM PDT by Hojczyk

"What we see right now is a rapid fall in the number of cases, and of course some kind of immunity has to be involved in that as nothing else has changed," says Sweden's coronavirus response czar, State Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.

As governments across Europe are contemplating the reinstatement of curfews, lockdowns and other restrictive mitigation measures to combat a resurgent coronavirus, Sweden, which went its own way with a less interventionist response to the virus, has been largely spared from the spreading "second wave."

"Deaths are not so closely connected to the amount of cases you have in a country," claims Sweden's coronavirus response czar, State Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell controversially claims. "There are so many other things," he argues, "that the influence the amount of deaths you have. What part of the population gets hit? Is it the elderly people? How well can you protect people in your long-term facilities? How well does your healthcare system continue to function? How can we improve the treatment in ICUs?"

Tegnell's decision to keep Sweden's society largely open and rely on voluntary participation, rather than imposing reduction measures, may have allowed herd immunity to grow within its population. "What we see right now is a rapid fall in the number of cases," he says, "and of course some kind of immunity has to be involved in that as nothing else has changed."

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1 posted on 10/31/2020 2:08:53 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Sweden’s death rate can’t fall much more. It’s already at around five a day and has been since July.

See the chart here: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/


2 posted on 10/31/2020 2:13:05 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: Hojczyk

Tegnell’s decision to keep Sweden’s society largely open and rely on voluntary participation, rather than imposing reduction measures, may have allowed herd immunity to grow within its population. “What we see right now is a rapid fall in the number of cases,” he says, “and of course some kind of immunity has to be involved in that as nothing else has changed.”

Why, it’s almost as if humans, having been around in their current form for about 500,000 years, evolved an immune system that can protect them from most viruses. If they hadn’t, they’d have gone extinct.


3 posted on 10/31/2020 2:13:39 PM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Hojczyk

Sweden used mitigation and that included limited capacity, social distancing and masks. All the stuff the bleating spreaders *here* complain about.


4 posted on 10/31/2020 2:13:59 PM PDT by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
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To: Hojczyk

Sure, Sweden’s “case” count has gone up, but not deaths. And I stopped caring about the “case” count back in June.

First, they have to define “case”.


5 posted on 10/31/2020 2:14:09 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: Hojczyk

What does Dr. Fauxci have to say about the lower number of cases in non-lockdown Sweden? More double talk?


6 posted on 10/31/2020 2:14:12 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: Hojczyk

I’d prefer there is no Sweeden.


7 posted on 10/31/2020 2:14:29 PM PDT by coaster123 (Hate has a home here.)
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To: calenel

Sweden used mitigation and that included limited capacity, social distancing and masks.


I’ll need a link for that. Meanwhile, https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-sweden-bucks-trend-masks.html


8 posted on 10/31/2020 2:15:24 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: cuban leaf

You can do a search such as “covid mitigation sweden” and pick from the many results, however, here’s one:

https://reason.com/2020/09/02/is-swedens-covid-19-policy-relatively-rational-or-calamitous/


9 posted on 10/31/2020 2:21:53 PM PDT by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant. Join the war effort. On the human side.)
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To: Hojczyk

Sweden......

Land of the Rising Sun


10 posted on 10/31/2020 2:21:54 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: cuban leaf

The Global Conspiracy is just that....

They can through the International Propaganda Ministry present in most countries trumpet the latest meme or storyline

Psychological conditioning as all the “outlets” are saying the same thing as the MSM does here

Internationally you are looking at a very small club, 6 own the vast majority of them and you an flip channels till your fingers run out and hear virtually the exact same message

Inversional thinking teaches you to look at the message in opposition, in other words what it tries to say tells you what it really fears. Knowing that they are all just heads on the same parasitic body trying to tell you what others “think” (Like polls) so you can. They have no sense of self and are looking to be “cool” because you support their cause

Herd mentality, known in psychology to move the weak in soul to find something they can belong to that gets a lot of publicity

Lemmings off the cliff, aka Useful idiots

Like the worst reality shows on record and the implication is if you are not in you are stupid

Stupid is as stupid does

Choose, but do so wisely

Sic Semper Tyrranis


11 posted on 10/31/2020 2:22:40 PM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Hojczyk

Sweden is laughing at the world..they did things the RIGHT way..no lockdowns, no orders to wear masks..all they did was this, if you are elderly, you stay home, if you have a pre existing medical condition, you stay home..everyone who is healthy, young, etc..GO TO WORK, GO TO WORK, etc..and look at Sweden, you see people on subways without masks, no one’s dying, people are LIVING, going to restaurants, the way our lives used to be


12 posted on 10/31/2020 2:29:54 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Hojczyk

Gee that can’t be

I mean no masks and all


13 posted on 10/31/2020 2:41:52 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Hojczyk

insanity is doing the same thing expecting different results

our ‘experts’ are insane


14 posted on 10/31/2020 2:43:49 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: calenel

That article doesn’t make your case. And FWIW, the word “mask” is not even in the article. They stopped large public gatherings, had guidelines and recommendations and did close high schools and universities for a time.

If only they did that in the US. It reminds me of seat belts. When you could legally drive without a seat belt on, my wife and I wore them religiously. Then it became law. We stopped wearing our seat belts for several years. And you know what? It wasn’t that risky. We’re fine. :)

The government forcing this behavior is abhorrent. As some have said regarding other government overreach, our forefathers would have been shooting by now.


15 posted on 10/31/2020 2:44:15 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: cuban leaf

Buuuuut,the muslim rapes.murders and mayhem are still at a all time high...But,hey no co vid problems......


16 posted on 10/31/2020 2:57:01 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (WE all know President)
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To: Hojczyk

Does Sweden have a socialist government and healthcare system?


17 posted on 10/31/2020 3:03:32 PM PDT by DEPcom
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To: Hambone 1934

Buuuuut,the muslim rapes.murders and mayhem are still at a all time high...But,hey no co vid problems......


She was raped and murdered and died of CV19. :)


18 posted on 10/31/2020 3:05:16 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: SharpRightTurn

they actually have a big spike in cases. just no increase in deaths


19 posted on 10/31/2020 3:15:02 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: cuban leaf

Pre covid, a case menat someone sought medical care. Now it means you have tested positive, or know someone who tested positive, or you visited a nursing home.


20 posted on 10/31/2020 3:32:42 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (Heaven has a wall and gates. Hell has open borders.)
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