Column: Did Sweden beat the pandemic by refusing to lock down? No, its record is disastrous

Published by: Los Angeles Times
Published on: March 31, 2022
By Michael Hiltzik

Throughout much of the pandemic, Sweden has stood out for its ostensibly successful effort to beat COVID-19 while avoiding the harsh lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed on residents of other developed nations.

Swedish residents were able to enjoy themselves at bars and restaurants, their schools remained open, and somehow their economy thrived and they remained healthy. So say their fans, especially on the anti-lockdown right.

A new study by European scientific researchers buries all those claims in the ground. Published in Nature, the study paints a devastating picture of Swedish policies and their effects.

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B.C. to allow COVID-positive and double-vaxxed patients to share hospital rooms

Published January 22, 2022

Published by: CBC News
Published on: January 22, 2022

Due to record-high hospitalizations, patients who have COVID-19 are being placed in the same room with double-vaccinated people who do not have the virus, British Columbia health officials said.

B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the policy at a Friday news conference, responding to a specific question about the policy’s use by the Fraser Health Authority.

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The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill

Published May 13, 2021

Published by: Wired
Published on: May 13, 2021
By Megan Molteni

Early one morning, Linsey Marr tiptoed to her dining room table, slipped on a headset, and fired up Zoom. On her computer screen, dozens of familiar faces began to appear. She also saw a few people she didn’t know, including Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for Covid-19, and other expert advisers to the WHO. It was just past 1 pm Geneva time on April 3, 2020, but in Blacksburg, Virginia, where Marr lives with her husband and two children, dawn was just beginning to break.

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What We Can Learn from Six Countries’ Pandemic Battle Plans

Published April 13, 2020

Published by: The Tyee
Published on: April 13, 2020
By Andrew Nikiforuk

Laissez-faire. Lockdowns. Mitigation. Testing. Denial. Elimination.

The world has responded to the pandemic with a diversity of strategies.

Some appear to be working well, while others are just coping or failing altogether.

And history appears to have prepared some countries better than others.

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