Serious analysis of Swedish covid strategy shows major flaws
Trust thought for today - trust in the brand Sweden which I had in spades now dented! Also showing the importance of the main finding of my trust report - about taking seriously the opinions of people you don't value.
Wow, this is shocking. Long but worth a read. A serious analysis in Nature about Swedish covid strategy. Interested to see a similar analysis of ours. The conclusion:
"The Swedish response to this pandemic was unique and characterised by a morally, ethically, and scientifically questionable laissez-faire approach, a consequence of structural problems in the society.
There was more emphasis on the protection of the “Swedish image” than on saving and protecting lives or on an evidence-based approach.
A strategy was never discussed among all relevant parties, and never implemented nor communicated to the public. In addition, there was an unwillingness and incapacity to admit any failures at all governmental levels; or to take any responsibility for the clearly detrimental outcomes for Swedish society. There were even attempts to revise history by changing, or deleting official documents, communication, and websites, and gaslighting the public.
The Swedish authorities involved were not self-critical and did not engage in any official and open dialogue and misled the public by withholding correct information and even spreading misleading information. A small group of so-called experts with a narrow disciplinary focus received a disproportionate and unquestioned amount of power in the discussion, nationally and internationally.
There was no intellectual/scientific discussion between stakeholders (including independent experts from different disciplines), and the international advice of WHO, ECDC and the scientific community was ignored and/or discredited."
Thanks Dr Raj Thamotheram for the heads up. You might find it interesting if not seen Roger Miles Christian Hunt Institutionalised Gaslighting of the public actually features!
Or a quicker read I just found this summary from Roger Pielke Jr.
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/new-analysis-swedens-science-advisory?s=r