Top epidemiologist says Sweden has no signs of herd immunity curbing coronavirus | TheHill - The Hill
Sweden's top infectious disease expert said Tuesday that the country has not seen evidence of herd immunity slowing the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
“The issue of herd immunity is difficult,†Anders Tegnell, Sweden's state epidemiologist, said at a news briefing, according to Bloomberg News.“We see no signs of immunity in the population that are slowing down the infection right now," Tegnell said.Scott Atlas, a member of President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden team wants to understand Trump effort to 'hollow out government agencies' Trump's remaking of the judicial system Overnight Defense: Trump transgender ban 'inflicts concrete harms,' study says | China objects to US admiral's Taiwan visit MORE's coronavirus task force, have promoted a strategy of herd immunity despite repeated warnings from health experts that such a plan would be insufficient for controlling the spread of the virus or limiting deaths in the U.S.