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Science vs. Sweden in the battle against COVID-19

FromThe Take


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Science vs. Sweden in the battle against COVID-19

FromThe Take

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Sweden has taken a controversially lax approach to curbing COVID-19. Instead of lockdowns, the government is suggesting social distancing guidelines. The Swedish population is overwhelmingly on board with their government's plan, even while many scientists say the country is not doing enough.In this episode:Nele Brusselaers (@NeleBrusselaers), an associate professor of clinical epidemiology at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden; Lynn Kamerlin (@kamerlinlab), a structural biology professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Peter Kasson (@kassonlab), an associate professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Marcus Carlsson (@MarcusMaths), a mathematician at Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Emil Bergholtz (@EmilBergholtz), a theoretical physics professor at Stockholm University, in Stockholm, Sweden; Christina Tallberg, the president of the Swedish National Pensioners’ Organisation, in Stockholm, Sweden; Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede (@PernillaWittung), a biology professor at Chalmers University, in Gothenburg, Sweden.For more:Could Sweden's risky coronavirus strategy work?Sweden ambassador: Stockholm could reach herd immunity by MaySweden avoids full lockdown, but PM insists restrictions continueConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
Released:
May 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.