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Radio | New report fails to address Covid impacts for children

Published March 7, 2024

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Published by: Radio Sweden
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  • A Public Health Agency investigation into the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s health is facing criticism, as it does not address how Covid infections directly affected children and their families.
  • Instead, the Swedish Covid Association says attention in the report has been focused on how school closures and other restrictions affected children’s well-being.
  • Social Affairs and Public Health Minister Jakob Forssmed tells Swedish Radio News there are valid reasons for having a wide-ranging investigation.
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Doit-on s’inquiéter de l’épidémie de pneumonie en Chine ?

Published November 29, 2023

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

In China, the recent outbreak of hospitalizations due to childhood pneumonia has attracted the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). The primary cause appears to be Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In the height of influenza season, should we be concerned about this pathogen? Here are five questions to understand.

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

Published March 31, 2022

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Published by: Los Angeles Times
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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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What We Can Learn from Six Countries’ Pandemic Battle Plans

Published April 13, 2020

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Published by: The Tyee
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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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