Nov 1, 2020 10:56 PM
Let's look at the difference between Sweden and the US.
In Sweden around 40% of households are single-person. That means 40% of Swedes don't pass any infections on to people in their household because there's nobody there to pass it on to.
In contrast in the US the percentage of single-person households is very low - the majority of infected people are likely to pass on an infection to people in their household - even our hero Donald Trump infected Melania with Corvid 19 (or vice versa).
The high percentage (40%) of single-households gives Swedes a flying start when it comes to keeping infectious diseases under control. It is difficult to estimate the number of single-person households in the US from the reference given below - but clearly it is very low. Before claiming the measures taken in Sweden could work in the US it would be wise to look at the vast differences between the two nations. Just the way households are organised would be sufficient without looking at the possibility that US citizens may be more selfish and more prone to acting on or passing on fake news if it suits their purposes.
References:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/2422...s-by-type/
Family households 83.48
Married couple households 61.96
Married couple households with own children 31.29
Married couple households without own children 30.67
Male householder, with own children 3.81
Male householder, without own children 2.67
Female householder, with own children 12.33
Female householder, without own children 2.72
https://www.statista.com/statistics/5260...s-by-type/
The number of households in Sweden in 2019 amounted to around 4.7 million. Among these, the most common type of household, around 40 percent, was the single-person household without children, which amounted to around 1.9 million.
In Sweden around 40% of households are single-person. That means 40% of Swedes don't pass any infections on to people in their household because there's nobody there to pass it on to.
In contrast in the US the percentage of single-person households is very low - the majority of infected people are likely to pass on an infection to people in their household - even our hero Donald Trump infected Melania with Corvid 19 (or vice versa).
The high percentage (40%) of single-households gives Swedes a flying start when it comes to keeping infectious diseases under control. It is difficult to estimate the number of single-person households in the US from the reference given below - but clearly it is very low. Before claiming the measures taken in Sweden could work in the US it would be wise to look at the vast differences between the two nations. Just the way households are organised would be sufficient without looking at the possibility that US citizens may be more selfish and more prone to acting on or passing on fake news if it suits their purposes.
References:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/2422...s-by-type/
Family households 83.48
Married couple households 61.96
Married couple households with own children 31.29
Married couple households without own children 30.67
Male householder, with own children 3.81
Male householder, without own children 2.67
Female householder, with own children 12.33
Female householder, without own children 2.72
https://www.statista.com/statistics/5260...s-by-type/
The number of households in Sweden in 2019 amounted to around 4.7 million. Among these, the most common type of household, around 40 percent, was the single-person household without children, which amounted to around 1.9 million.