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Sweden Screwed Up

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English - July 14, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
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Swedish officials eschewed sweeping shutdowns when the pandemic hit. Some reasoned that Sweden could still power down if COVID-19 cases spiked. But the spike arrived, along with a high death rate, and still there’s been no policy change. 
Guest: Lena Einhorn, author, filmmaker, and former medical researcher. 
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Swedish officials eschewed sweeping shutdowns when the pandemic hit. Some reasoned that Sweden could still power down if COVID-19 cases spiked. But the spike arrived, along with a high death rate, and still there’s been no policy change. 

Guest: Lena Einhorn, author, filmmaker, and former medical researcher. 

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