According to a report in the US "Fortune" magazine on the 25th, a top Swedish epidemiologist said that there is little evidence that "herd immunity is helping Sweden fight the new crown virus."
Swedish epidemiologist Anders Tegnell spoke at an epidemic briefing in Stockholm this Tuesday. He said: "We believe that there is currently no sign that population immunity is slowing the rate of infection of new coronary pneumonia." According to data released this week, Swedes are more susceptible to the new coronavirus than other Sweden's neighbors in the Nordic region. In fact, residents of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, have been tested for the virus, and one-third of the subjects have developed antibodies to the new crown. In the context of the country’s refusal to blockade and relying only on self-protection, the country’s new crown infection rate has not slowed down, which shows that Sweden’s “herd immunity” strategy has not achieved the expected results.
"Fortune" magazine reported that the Swedish authorities have clearly pointed out that "herd immunity" is not a policy goal of the country, but Sweden's exposure to the virus is "obviously testing this theory."
in In a recent OECD study, if measured by the relative mortality and infection rate of new coronary pneumonia, Sweden has consistently ranked among the worst-hit countries in Europe. The country is also the slowest in curbing the spread of the virus.
Due to the uncontrollable spread of the epidemic, Sweden was forced to readjust its strategy to deal with the new crown virus. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven took "unprecedented" epidemic prevention measures earlier this month, including that Swedes will no longer be able to freely participate in public gatherings of groups of more than eight people. Also, the country has banned the sale of alcohol after 10pm.
Swedish Prime Minister Lofven made a rare televised speech on Sunday, imploring his compatriots to participate in the epidemic prevention. He said: "People's health and lives are still in danger, and this danger is increasing day by day." Z1z
In addition, the intensive care unit of the Swedish hospital has recently been overwhelmed. The country’s authorities also warned that they should not let their guard down just because they want to be vaccinated in the future.
Thomas Linden, head of the national department of the Swedish National Health and Welfare Board, said at a briefing on Tuesday: “Don’t think that there will be a vaccine in a few months, so relax your vigilance and fail to comply with epidemic prevention measures.”
: "In the third wave of the epidemic, the public health care system will be under unprecedented pressure."
