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Covid-19: Swedish strategy
Misleading media coverage of Sweden’s response to covid-19
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3031 (Published 03 August 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m3031
- Rachel E Irwin, researcher
- Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Box 192, 221 Lund, Sweden
- rachel.irwin{at}kultur.lu.se
Sweden does not have a herd immunity strategy, and it is irresponsible for The BMJ to perpetuate this myth.1 Similarly, the decision not to “lockdown” is only “controversial” because the media have framed it as such. It is time for the word lockdown to be replaced with precise, non-sensational language that describes the measures taken.
Most of the media coverage has focused on country level data, which is misleading. Stockholm county has …
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