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Sweden's Covid Policy Is Still a Moral Cliffhanger
The case for herd immunity remains unproven.
It’s still not clear that lockdown-free Sweden made the right choice.
Photographer: JANERIK HENRIKSSON/AFP/Getty Images
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Last weekend, I hit everyone with my latest essay on the morals of the coronavirus, this time on the issue of whether it is morally justified to aim for herd immunity via infections, using the system of “focused protection” advocated by a group of epidemiologists in the “Great Barrington Declaration.” It provoked more than the usual feedback, which isn’t surprising. After all, this personally affects all of us. So here are some of the main points of discussion that have emerged.
Morals