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Originally Posted by Work Horse
It seems a very reasonable question, but without testing the whole population at the same time,(i.e. not possible) how do we come up with better stats they we have now?
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Some countries have taken random samples to get an idea of how many have been infected. Done properly this is a reliable method to get data. Sweden found that approx 7% of their population had been infected at some time. This is a long way from the 60-70% needed to provide a natural herd immunity. I'm inclined to write their experiment off as a failure.
Their attempt to avoid lockdown and only isolate the vulnerable does not appear to have worked as the majority of deaths have been among the elderly in care homes. Although some figures are positive the majority of their economic indicators are negative. Export markets have collapsed (who needs a volvo during a pandemic), unemployment is equal to their scandanavian neighbours but the death rate is many times higher.
It seems they sacrificed the lives of their elderly and gained little.