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LisaL

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2. I don't think they got to herd immunity.

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 01:27 PM

Aug 2020

Their infections rates were nowhere near 70%.
"Authorities predicted that 40% of the people in Stockholm would get the disease and develop protective antibodies by May. The actual prevalence, however, was around 15%, according to the study published Aug. 11 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine."
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200813/swedens-no-lockdown-policy-didnt-achieve-herd-immunity

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Some good new from Sweden, we have not had a COVID-19 death for 7 days now [View all] Celerity Aug 2020 OP

Thank you for the data. cilla4progress Aug 2020 #1

I don't think they got to herd immunity. LisaL Aug 2020 #2

Hmmm.... cilla4progress Aug 2020 #3

Apparently Sweeds went into "voluntary" lockdown, even if their government wasn't asking them to do LisaL Aug 2020 #6

Genetics? moondust Aug 2020 #10

I cannot make that call, as I do not know the viral penetration rate, but here is another article Celerity Aug 2020 #8

I am so happy for the people of Sweden jimfields33 Aug 2020 #4

They do have much higher death rate compared to neighboring countries. LisaL Aug 2020 #5

True. Every country had to decide how to deal with this virus. jimfields33 Aug 2020 #7

we completely cocked-up the elderly care homes and scattered site housing pandemic control Celerity Aug 2020 #9

Laurie Garrett on Nicolle Wallace rn cilla4progress Aug 2020 #11

another myth, that I have addressed multiple times Celerity Aug 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #12

we never had herd immunity as a goal, I've been trying to push back against this disinfo for months Celerity Aug 2020 #14

I was just reading it and... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #15

yw, and I truly hope you did not think I has having a go at you, as I was not Celerity Aug 2020 #16

No, no... I was happy to read your follow-up post... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #17

My biggest wish for the Nordics is... Celerity Aug 2020 #18

That seems like a good idea! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #19