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Originally Posted by GoodLife
No lockdown in Sweden but Stockholm could see '''herd immunity''' in weeks
On the herd immunity vs lockdown debate, I found this in another article
Protecting a population from becoming infected with aggressive containment is like protecting a forest in the path of wildfire – unless continuous fire fighting efforts are made, the forest will eventually burn. Aggressive contact tracing, testing, quarantine and lockdowns minimise contagion and have substantially reduced early fatalities from COVID-19.
But unless those who remain uninfected are protected until effective pharmacological interventions (vaccines, prophylactics and therapeutics) come online, the ultimate burden of deaths may be the same in countries who opt for lockdown as in those who adopted more liberal containment strategies.
Coronavirus: are we underestimating how many people have had it? Sweden thinks so
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I wish we had handled this the same as Sweden. They get it. You cannot stay locked in your house forever and sooner or later you’re going to have to go out and take your chances with this the same as you do any other virus or disease. Fortunately, there are a few antiviral medications now that can control this to a large degree. I choose to live my life and take my chances just like I do every other day. Those that choose to remain paranoid can just lock themselves in their houses for as long as they choose. What they don’t have the right to do is tell anyone else how they should be living their life.