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Man behind Sweden’s controversial virus strategy admits mistakes

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  1. mycketforvirrad
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    Anders Tegnell: My comments were overinterpreted Source: Radio Sweden, 3rd June 2020, 5:24pm.

    Anders Tegnell: My comments were overinterpreted

    Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell insists that the country generally had a good strategy for fighting the coronavirus, after his own critical comments on the approach gained international media attention.

    A Swedish Radio interview with Tegnell, where he admitted that Sweden perhaps should have taken some of the measures adopted in other countries, was reported on by the Guardian and New York Times among others.

    But in the public health agency's daily briefing on Wednesday, Tegnell said that his comments had been overinterpreted.

    Source: Radio Sweden, 3rd June 2020, 5:24pm.

    7 votes
  2. aphoenix
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    Previous discussion of this topic I opined originally that this guy was basically a murderer, which was a bit of a hot take; I deleted my comment on the original article - he's clearly not a...

    Previous discussion of this topic

    Sweden’s top epidemiologist has admitted his strategy to fight Covid-19 resulted in too many deaths, after persuading his country to avoid a strict lockdown.

    I opined originally that this guy was basically a murderer, which was a bit of a hot take; I deleted my comment on the original article - he's clearly not a murderer, but just a guy trying to make good decisions who made a bad one. However, his decision did lead to a number of unnecessary deaths, by his own admission.

    Edit: I originally had the full URL for the previous conversation here, but edited it to a friendlier looking link to avoid a scroll bar.

    5 votes
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    wossab
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    It's far too soon to say anything about the effects of Corvid19 and the correct handling of it. Lockdowns may be very wise or just a way to damage your economy while postponing the inevitable. We...

    It's far too soon to say anything about the effects of Corvid19 and the correct handling of it. Lockdowns may be very wise or just a way to damage your economy while postponing the inevitable. We simply don't know yet.

    3 votes
    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      This gives a whole new meaning to "a murder of crows". :)

      the effects of Corvid19

      This gives a whole new meaning to "a murder of crows". :)

      3 votes