Health
Sweden’s Covid-19 strategist under fire over herd immunity emails – The Guardian
Anders Tegnell appears to have asked if higher death rate for older people might be acceptable
Swedens light-touch approach to Covid-19 has come under renewed criticism after emails show the countrys chief epidemiologist appearing to ask whether a higher death rate among older people might be acceptable if it led to faster herd immunity.
Speculation about the views of Swedens leading public health officials was further fanned after it also emerged that Anders Tegnell, the architect of the countrys no-lockdown strategy, had deleted some of his emails.
Tegnell has repeatedly insisted the …
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