By: J.S., STA
he new government has indicated it will follow the Swedish model in managing a potential new Covid-19 wave in the autumn. However, Alojz Ihan, a respected immunologist, says it makes little sense talking of the Swedish model because the country is now in a different phase of the epidemic.
He says the Swedish model can mean several things, including a high vaccination rate, which is out of reach, it can mean the population trusting and following epidemiological measures and can also mean a catastrophe in care homes.