Israel versus Sweden

[Shermann]

So the MSM routinely points to Israel as the model country for managing the pandemic.

Sweden was the "naughty" country who touted herd immunity and held out resisting shutdowns the longest.

They have a similar population size, and similar case counts (with Israel actually having 100,000 more).

So what's up with that?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Israel managed it better?

[Shermann]

3. They are at least managing the vaccine rollout quite well

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-is-waging-a-war-on-the-unvaccinated-as-it-races-to-be-the-worlds-first-inoculated-nation/ar-BB1dPJzd

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Israel's doing a great job vaccinating her people, unless ...

... unless you live in the West Bank or Gaza Strip, in which case, you're on your own.

[malthaussen]

2. Israel *was* effective.

So effective, they dropped their restrictions too early, and let in chaos. Anyone who touts Israel's handling of Covid over Sweden's is living in the past.

-- Mal

[BannonsLiver]

4. Seems like there is a case to be made both were suboptimal responses.

[malthaussen]

5. Definitely.

My point was, people who tout Israel's response are behind the times.

-- Mal