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Originally Posted by Dondilion
The linked article is drenched with politics.
One should adopt a skeptical approach to data re Covid.
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Originally Posted by nailer
The thing about data is that "while numbers don't lie, liars can figure." When politicians, inveterate liars one and all, are added to the mix we get SNAFU. Covid upped the ante to FUBAR.
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The article refers to a
study by researchers and published in the journal Nature wherein the researchers stated “The Swedish response to this pandemic was unique and characterized by a morally, ethically, and scientifically questionable laissez-faire approach" which resulted in Sweden having "...had ten times higher COVID-19 death rates compared with neighbouring Norway." The whole point of the study was to determine whether bad political decisions with regard to COVID (i.e., letting herd immunity take its course) had demonstrably bad consequences in Sweden.
Before spouting off with your skepticism about the findings of this study, perhaps you should read it and try to understand the points it was trying to make, even if they contradict your prior beliefs.