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Why lockdowns are the wrong policy: Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke

UnHerd · 1.4M views · 2020-04-17 · 34:54

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UnHerd interview with Swedish epidemiologist Johan Giesecke, who explains why he thinks lockdowns are the wrong policy and describes Sweden's approach during the spring 2020 pandemic.

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Commenters point to it for the Swedish insider perspective on lockdowns, with some later calling its statements prescient.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2020–2021

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jansan · 2021-08 · Recommendation

Here is an interview with Prof Johan Giesecke from April 2020. In hindsight one can call his statements prophetic. [VIDEO] They had a clear plan, unlike other governments like Germany, who still do not have a plan how to get out of this mess.

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dcanelhas · 2020-05 · Recommendation

Sweden has a rather different welfare system, typical population density, income distribution, typical household demographic, urban planning and culture regarding social interactions, compared to many places that would use it as an example for what to do in this crisis. I think following the available evidence, interpreted by experts is the way to go. Ultimately the argument for Sweden's policy seems to be less based on cost saving than general wellbeing. A good bit of insight here: [VIDEO]

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benjaminwootton · 2020-05 · Recommendation

Unherd.com have had some of the best journalism of the crisis so far. In particular some of the interviews with epedimiologists: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]

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