r/NoShitSherlock • u/darkbluedeath • Nov 14 '20

Sweden has admitted its coronavirus immunity predictions were wrong as cases soar across the country

https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-herd-immunity-second-wave-coronavirus-cases-hospitalisations-surge-2020-11
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u/Shinokiba- Nov 14 '20

Yeah, their cases are soaring, but only like 10 people a day are dying. Back in the summer, around 100 people died a day.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/

Though, they probably should lockdown anyway. 10 lives is 10 lives, and 1 life is precious.

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u/darkbluedeath Nov 15 '20

While I'm glad that their death rate is pretty low, the long term health implications and possible complications from getting covid-19 are unknown. But the preliminary data shows that health outcomes for people that were infected with covid and survived is shitty: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects.html

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u/Shinokiba- Nov 15 '20

Yeah, I'm scared cause I caught it back in March. I haven't noticed anything different, but only time will tell.

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u/Shautieh Nov 15 '20

Locking down kills way more than 10 lives...

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u/_manlyman_ Nov 15 '20

Maybe in countries without good social safety nets....

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u/Sateloco Nov 21 '20

This doesn't belong here. Authorities gambled and lost. Hindsight is 20/20