Re: mask mandate

On Fri, 29 Nov 2024, JAB wrote:

On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:47:56 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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Yet... sweden has the lowest excess mortality when it comes to corona, in
all of the EU, without mask mandates, proving that masks did not make any
difference at all. =)

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Mortality in Norway and Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-22: A
comparative study
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Norway and Sweden picked two different ways to mitigate the
dissemination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Norway introduced the strictest
lockdown in Europe with strict border controls and intense virus
tracking of all local outbreaks while Sweden did not. That resulted in
477 COVID-19 deaths (Norway) and 9737 (Sweden) in 2020, respectively.
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Results
There were 17521 COVID-19 deaths in Sweden and 4272 in Norway in the
study period.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123003714
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Not talking mortality, we must look at excess mortality over time. Otherwise you'll not capture all side effects.
https://www.europaportalen.se/2023/03/sverige-hade-lagsta-overdodligheten-under-coronapandemin-i-eu .
Sorry, sweden won! =) You can add to that, the damage to the economy done by strict mandates, and the psychological damage, and sweden wins many times over.