The exchange rate for the most successful lock-downs of corona is about 60 years of lock-down for 1 year of life.
Edit: Note that USA is doing much worse since so many are dying there even though you lock down.
Edit: Note that USA is doing much worse since so many are dying there even though you lock down.
All gatherings över 50 persons are forbiden and we are to told to not travel IF not needed.
We still uphold laws, so the government bor riksdag can force lockdown om People. But can close Stores and restaurants that doesn't follow rules.
And about Corona deaths, we are probably have more correct reports of deaths than many countries, like UK. Which probably are under reporting.
That based on all deaths reporter. The exccess deaths compared to previous five years are about the same as the reporter Covid-19 deaths. And the över deaths in Sweden are in pair with Denmark, higher then Norway but lower that Finland and Scotland (yes, part of UK).
And Finland has Hard lockdown, so Scotland and Denmark.
Even IF you compare Copenhagen area with Skåne area (South part of Sweden) with about same population, the death rate reporter of Covid-19 is higher in Copenhagen. There are areas in Sweden that have lower death rates then Finland, on pair with Finland.
So No, you are basically ignorant of the death rates of Sweden.
And yes, death rates of Covid-19 in Sweden are still lower than some bad influenza years, like in 2000. Even through the population in Sweden was smaller then, total number of deaths in flue was Word. And letting children go to school was a good Choice, as Corona isn't pushed by children, many are better going to school then forced to be at home. And they are not loosing important time in school with their friends and some normalities.
And the all deaths are now down to under normal years. Most thanks to the changed in behaviour has almost erased the flue in Sweden.
Comparing total deaths data, without different rules to define IF deaths are Covid-19 or not, shows that the lockdown in UK, Denmark and Finland did not do much difference. Not compared to Sweden, with moderate and mostly informed population about how to defeat the spread of the Corona virus.
But, that isn't interesting to wrote about, I guess. As it could show that the lockdown is the only solution, that it also cost life and sufferings.
Links on demands.
I sure think not. So the comparisons are a bit moot.
trading 60 years of 30 year olds for 1 year of an 82 year old is a trade that probably no 82 year old would want.
It is more about catering to the sort of voter that is easily scared, exposed for the first time to the fact that life is indeed fragile and limited, a voter that looks at someone to protect them.
Old people are the pawns and "protecting" them is the spectacle of demonstrating competence in governing.
I really don't follow your argument. Do you believe young voters are totally indifferent to the idea of seeing their parents and grandparents die?
But like many diseases, the coronavirus is far more sensitive--the IFR for a 75-year-old is >100x that of a 25-year-old[1]. That's the reason why health care spending is near-universally assessed by cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) saved. To do otherwise would yield absurd results, paying the same to restore a dying child to perfect health as to extend a centenarian's life by another month of agony. Around the usual ~$100k per QALY saved and counting both the deaths and loss of quality in severe but non-fatal cases, I believe that masks, social distancing, remote working where possible, and closure of the highest-risk businesses (theaters, nightclubs, etc.) until a vaccine is available are likely cost-effective, but facility closures beyond that are not (except to any extent required to stop the medical system from getting overrun).
1. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...