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Re:The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavi... by danans on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @10:17AM (#22945792)
> The controversial approach is relying on individual citizen responsibility.

Practically speaking this approach is what we are relying on in the US, too.

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Re:The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavi... by DavidVoid on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @06:51PM (#22951058)
It probably won't work very well in the US though since workers' rights are much weaker in the US than they are in Sweden.

Telling people to stay home if they have any symptoms only works if people are actually able to stay home from their jobs.

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Re:The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavi... by danans on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:06PM (#22951165)
> It probably won't work very well in the US though since workers' rights are much weaker in the US than they are in Sweden.

The demographic patterns emerging from this pandemic are already showing a strong skew along lines of existing privilege or lack thereof. In the US, this revolves around the nexus of race, poverty, and lack of regular prior healthcare access which, to your point, also aligns with the kinds of workers who have fewer rights.

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