Swedish no-lockdown approach outperformed Europe: Despite criticism from figures like Fauci, Sweden had among the lowest excess mortality in Europe (158/100,000) from 2020-2022, ranking 37th out of 42 countries and comparable to other Nordic nations. 

Stringency had negligible impact on outcomes: A comparison of lockdown strictness across Europe showed virtually no correlation (R² = 0.14) with reduced excess deaths; countries with harsh measures often had worse results. 

Lockdowns failed to deliver promised benefits: The data repudiates the lockdown model, showing policies like school closures and mask mandates did not meaningfully reduce mortality, especially among younger populations, while causing broader societal harm.

We’re now rapidly approaching the six-year anniversary of “15 Days to Slow the Spread.”

That policy has to have been one of the most disastrous in world history, created by “experts” who took all established pre-pandemic planning documents and tossed them out the window at the first opportunity.

It was a policy based on inaccurate reports out of China, which claimed that their lockdowns effectively stamped out transmission of Covid-19 within a matter of days.

It was a policy that ignored solid research – from established epidemiologists like Dr. Jay Bhattacharya – which found that the coronavirus had already spread much more widely than previously realized.

It must be noted forever that lockdowns and the associated mask mandates, vaccine passports, and school closures continued in some places for several years. The ramifications of those wretched policies will be quite literally endless. It’s not an exaggeration to say that lockdowns, our policies, and responses have quite literally changed the course of world history.

One would think that there would definitely be a concerted effort to understand whether such policies were effective or not. Whether approaching respiratory viruses with authoritarian crackdowns on businesses and schools was necessary to save lives.

Yet six years later, there’s unfortunately very little interest in examining those questions. And when you understand the data from Sweden, you will see exactly why.

Study on Swedish Approach to Covid Shows Lockdowns Didn’t Work

A study published in PubMed examined the Swedish approach to Covid policy, relative to its European........

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