Letter writers find much to fault about how Sweden has dealt with COVID-19 pandemic
The Swedish model is one we should avoid Re: “We could learn from Sweden, which got COVID right,” commentary, July 30.
• “[People] were kept in ignorance of basic facts such as the airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission, that asymptomatic individuals can be contagious and that face masks protect both the carrier and others.” Canada shouldn’t embrace public health programs which actively accelerate deaths of clinically vulnerable populations, and increase risks of the younger workforce for post-COVID effects .
“All-cause mortality in Sweden did not increase at all over the last 2 1/2 years.” In 2019 Sweden had 88,766 deaths. In 2020 these increased to 98,124 and 2021 to 91,958. These increased deaths closely matched their COVID deaths. Sweden’s lax response to the pandemic was driven by a quest for the illusive herd immunity. Not only did the country not achieve this, but they ended up having more cases than neighbouring Finland.
It was further disturbing to read that all those early extra Swedish deaths were just the elderly and frail and those with co-morbidities. How did it do compared with its Scandinavian neighbours Denmark and Norway, which took more thorough precautions to prevent COVID deaths? Here are the numbers as of April 22:So Sweden did about twice as badly as Denmark and more than three times as badly as Norway. Around 18,000 Swedes died. If Sweden had followed the same precautions as Norway, 12,000 of those Swedes would still be alive.
They also have a small, more scattered population and limited cultural diversity and about 50 per cent of Swedish citizens live alone. Educational supports , including lower costs for medical school and other professional training also help form a society which likely helps maintain certain cultural norm where personal choice and responsibility are possible.
It should also be noted that as the Swedish death toll spiked, Sweden did abandon the “do nothing” approach and limited gathering sizes, limited opening hours, adopting mask rules etc. The crosswalk at the north end of the roundabout is ill-placed and dangerous. It is difficult to watch for pedestrians when one is scanning the traffic flows in and around the roundabout.Camping in the parks again, no enforcement I recently notified Victoria Bylaw Services that contrary to the Supreme Court of B.C. ruling and Victoria council directives, camping was yet again occurring in Beacon Hill Park and Irving Park, James Bay.
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