In the last two weeks, Sweden has recorded an average of 0.6 Covid deaths per day, this corresponds with 74 fatalities in the UK and 329 deaths in the U.S. per day over the same period.
Although it has the biggest per-capita death toll of its Scandinavian neighbors, Sweden has kept its economy flooded during the pandemic with its reluctance to impose tough social distancing rules or lockdowns.
At the start of July, it abandoned its last remaining mask mandate - for public transport - while health chiefs in the US and the UK are claiming that face-covering must still be worn to prevent the spread of the rampant Delta (Indian) variant.
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The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday suggested the Delta variant was as contagious as chickenpox - yet Anders Tegnell, the architect of Sweden's Covid strategy, cautioned against such sweeping analogies.
The epidemiologist announced there is still 'a lot we do not know' regarding the Delta strain and that it was wrong to draw any 'far-reaching conclusions.'
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Talking with the Aftonbladet newspaper, Tegnell explained that the Delta variant was the prevailing strain in Sweden and had been circulating for 'for quite some time.'
He told the paper: 'It is difficult to say how contagious Delta is, [as] when it comes to chickenpox, we have been able to follow the disease for several years.
'The infectiousness [of Delta] seems to be very uneven – in some cases, one person infects a hundred people, then we have other occasions when an infected person does not infect anyone at all.'
He announced that the spread of the Delta variant was highest among young people who are not adhering to social distancing guidelines as much as older citizens.
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Though, despite zero infections being reported in many municipalities, Tegnell by no means believes the pandemic is finished.
'There is a need for preparedness and attention everywhere. One should not draw any conclusions from the fact that no sick people have been found in a municipality this week. It can lead to serious consequences if you drop your guard,' he said.
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On Monday, Tegnell published plans for booster vaccine doses for the most vulnerable citizens from the start of September.
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'The assessment is that it is not possible to eradicate the virus and therefore vaccination work should be long-term and focused on reducing serious illness and death,' the health chief stated.
Sweden's department of health said it expected the entire adult population will have received two jabs by autumn, and that there will be a good supply of vaccine over the coming years.
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