36. We are not saving lives. We are just postponing death for a while.

Is it our collective fear of death that has led countries to decide on a total lockdown and people to act in panic or is it a rational behavior in the face of an aggressive virus? Former government epidemiologist and WHO advisor Johan Gisecke and Dagens Nyheter columnist and nurse Hanne Kjöller in conversation with David Eberhard. About life, death, the fight against Covid-19 and the Swedish model. How do we know what is right? And what should we do with all those who are afraid?


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