Sweden, near zero deaths currently. Went for herd immunity model, correct? 5,700 deaths. Pop 10.2MM. Do the math, that corresponds to about 183,000 dead with the US's population, which we haven't hit yet.pp4me wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:31 pmI don't even need to read the summary statement to agree. I thought from the very first moment the lockdowns started that this was going to end up being the most FUBAR thing the government has done in my lifetime and that includes the war in Vietnam.jalanlong wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 12:39 pm https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/why-a ... l-covid-19
Any thoughts on the final summary statements that history will judge the shutdowns as the worst policy decision of our lifetimes?
Intangibles: Sweden's BMI is much lower. Obesity seems to be a major cofactor. They did not force mask wearing or social distancing, but were people more compliant there than the US (they do lean socialist/left, correct?) Less of the damn, you're not taking my freedom with a mask types?
I think there was nothing obvious early on that their model would be any better than the lockdown models many states did.
I suspect given the US's more varied population, and likely generally less healthy population would have made the current US death number significantly higher than it now is.