Post by Nadica (She/Her) on Oct 19, 2024 3:01:10 GMT
Sweden’s Approach to COVID-19 in the Context of a Poised National Self-Image - Published Sept 2022
Not really science, but a good analysis of how patriotism often poses as health and science
At the beginning of the Pandemic, Sweden took a diferent path from her Nordic neighbours and many other countries, namely by not implementing a “forced mass lockdown”
or applying stringent restrictions. This paper sets out to examine Sweden’s national strategy for responding to COVID-19. This research seeks to address the extent to which the
underlying concepts of Swedish “ethos” and “tradition” infuenced or shaped the national strategy to avoid forced mass lockdown during the pandemic. To prevent an enforced
lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, the Swedish government presented a range of diferent measures, both “voluntary and legally binding”. The strategy employed by the
Public Health Authority was based on notions of “individual responsibility” and “mutual trust” between the government and the citizenry. The guidelines were often ambiguous
and left to individuals to interpret for themselves.
Keywords: COVID-19; individual responsibility; mutual trust; Public Health Authority;
Sweden.
Not really science, but a good analysis of how patriotism often poses as health and science
At the beginning of the Pandemic, Sweden took a diferent path from her Nordic neighbours and many other countries, namely by not implementing a “forced mass lockdown”
or applying stringent restrictions. This paper sets out to examine Sweden’s national strategy for responding to COVID-19. This research seeks to address the extent to which the
underlying concepts of Swedish “ethos” and “tradition” infuenced or shaped the national strategy to avoid forced mass lockdown during the pandemic. To prevent an enforced
lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, the Swedish government presented a range of diferent measures, both “voluntary and legally binding”. The strategy employed by the
Public Health Authority was based on notions of “individual responsibility” and “mutual trust” between the government and the citizenry. The guidelines were often ambiguous
and left to individuals to interpret for themselves.
Keywords: COVID-19; individual responsibility; mutual trust; Public Health Authority;
Sweden.