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Sweden’s no-lockdown Covid strategy vindicated

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Posted By: Magnante, 7/23/2021 8:01:39 AM

Alone among the advanced countries of the world, Sweden followed the sensible policy for dealing with a highly transmissible virus with a 99%+ survival rate, dangerous mostly to easily identifiable groups – the elderly and those with co-morbidities. It allowed the population at minimal risk to carry on life as usual, and restricted movements and otherwise protected only those at elevated risk. (snip) And now we see that Sweden’s approach (which, incidentally, is how all previous pandemics have been handled) has been vindicated. (snip) Data show the 7-day rolling average for COVID deaths yesterday was zero

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Maggie2u 7/23/2021 8:21:12 AM (No. 854303)
One big reason Sweden didn't lockdown and ruin their economy is they didn't have a President Trump to get rid of.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Rotten in Denmark 7/23/2021 8:45:16 AM (No. 854330)
Alrighty now, Herr Doktor Fauci, what say you?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Catfur27 7/23/2021 9:34:12 AM (No. 854412)
....Have we been played , or what?? ....anyone still think the Wuhan Virus restrictions are NOT a " political opportunity" for the dictatorial left....????..... ...funny how the dishonest , partisan , untrustworthy, media NEVER talks about how Sweden has SUCCESSFULLY dealt with the Wuhan Virus...??? (.... this is right up there with the media NOT reporting on why millions of "the homeless" in cities across the U.S. - who did NOT wear masks...or social distance...drank from the same paper-bagged bottles.....did not get vaccinated ...etc.....did NOT die...??!!.....or even get sick...??!!) ...WHY is Sweden's result NOT the lead story on TV and in the papers every day...?? ... gee....could the media and certain elements of the Govt. be trying to keep people scared ...???
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Reply 4 - Posted by: homefry 7/23/2021 9:53:14 AM (No. 854439)
#1 poster hit it right on the head.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bigfatslob 7/23/2021 11:11:04 AM (No. 854534)
Just one more question to ask of the American Thinker does Sweden have open borders letting drifters and carriers flow in and out at will like our southern border is right now. Sweden didn't have hair brained fake doctors with know nothing scientist dictating dumb commentary about a mild virus/flu and a lying media. Like #1 stated Sweden didn't have a President Trump to dispose of and destroy his upswing economy plus communist around every corner set on destroying their country.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: mc squared 7/23/2021 11:44:41 AM (No. 854576)
Sweden doesn't have a border with Mexico, either.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: crashnburn 7/23/2021 1:26:46 PM (No. 854725)
President Trump was working on sealing the border and was fighting a political war on at least two fronts. It’s amazing he got as much done as he did. I think either he got scared, or someone close to him got really scared and started pushing for a vaccine. But we got gene therapy instead. Therapy, that as time goes on, seems to do more harm than good. In fact, it seems that the only people getting infected are the ones who “got the jab”!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: NeverForget 7/23/2021 2:13:26 PM (No. 854767)
If one were to apply Sweden's Covid-19 deaths per capita (1,431/million) to the United States (1880/million) , there would be about 150,000 fewer dead Americans. Not a perfect comparison, but the very significant difference is nevertheless telling. P.S. Even the appalling performance of Peru (5,845 Covid-19 deaths/million; more than 2,700/ million worse than the second worst country) if applied to the United States would fall short of the 2.2 million scare number that was used to frighten us into compliance.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: NorthernDog 7/23/2021 2:50:50 PM (No. 854806)
Seems like letting the virus run its course has worked the best. In India only 6% are vaccinated but the number of new cases is steadily declining - in a country with 1.2 billion people and very little social distancing.
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