Sweden during the pandemic : pariah or paragon?

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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

INTRODUCTION 2

SWEDEN'S STRATEGY 2

WHY WAS SWEDEN DIFFERENT? 3

WHAT DID SWEDES THINK? 4

HOW DID IT TURN OUT? 5

EXCESS DEATHS 7

OTHER INDICATORS 9

CONCLUSION 10

Figure 1. Sweden's COVID-19 death rate is not an outlier 7

Figure 2. Sweden's excess death rate during the pandemic was the lowest in Europe 8