"A couple of weeks ago, The New York Times published an article that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
'How Did No-Mandate Sweden End Up With Such an Average Pandemic?' the headline asked...
The Grey Lady reported in 2020 that 'Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale' for its Covid response, and the Times was joined by a chorus of media outlets (and President Donald Trump) who alleged Sweden had 'botched the pandemic' and amplified the virus.
Today we know this was not the case...
Just how successful Sweden’s approach was is still subject to debate. While Wallace-Wells is skeptical of Swedish claims that the country had the lowest excess mortality in Europe—he says the data set is imperfect and is not adjusted for demographics—it’s clear Sweden performed better than many lockdown nations. World Health Organization data he references show Swedes had an excess death rate average of 56/100,000—far better than Italy (133), Germany (116), Spain (111), and the UK (109).
Whatever data one chooses, one fact is undebatable: this is not what modelers predicted."
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