Stockholm Won't Reach Herd Immunity In May, Sweden's Chief Epidemiologist Says
(NPR)
Sweden's controversial approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic has so far failed to produce the expected results, and there are calls within the country for the government to change its strategy.
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Dr. Anders Tegnell, chief epidemiologist at Sweden's Public Health Agency, said in an interview with CNBC in late April that sampling and modeling data indicated that about 20% of Stockholm's population is already immune to the virus.
You also said Sweden would reach herd immunity in “a couple of weeks” from then.
Ambassador [to the U.S.] Karin Olofsdotter told NPR last month that the country's capital could reach herd immunity by the end of this month.
Unfortunately, Sweden's capital will not reach this milestone in May.
"No that will not happen," Tegnell said on Monday in an email to NPR.
Why Anders?
"Current investigations show different numbers, but [Stockholm's immunity rate] is likely lower [than 30%]. As you might be aware, there is a problem with measuring immunity for this virus."
Were you aware of that, Anders?
Sweden's Public Health Agency last week released the initial findings of an ongoing antibodies study that showed that only 7.3% of people in Stockholm had developed antibodies against COVID-19 by late April. Tegnell later described the study's figure as a "bit lower than we'd thought”...
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