More and more, I continue to be shocked that countries in this position didn't end up letting covid run its course. Seems like after some initial difficulties, it could have helped balance their demographics a lot.
Are you actually surprised governments didn’t decided to kill a few million of their own citizens?
Didn’t Sweden take this risk? Looking at the data, it seems to have paid off unless I’m reading it wrong
No? Sweden had quite a strong COVID response including an entry ban for a while. The government got quiet draconian when cases spiked, but where more targeted than many countries.
Yes, or at least I was until I remembered those making decisions are mostly older and more at risk of death or issues from contracting covid.
They did. With not locking down early, claiming that it was 'nothing', not providing them support during the lockdown, then reopening early. All for the sake of the stockmarket and 'the economy'.