Swedish State Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, a soft-spoken official in the Swedish Health Agency, has quietly been going about his work in monitoring infectious diseases. But when COVID hit, his long-established plan was opposite of what the rest of the world recommended. Tegnell decided not to recommend mandatory lockdowns nor close schools. Back in July 2020, he defended the … Continue reading Sweden’s chief epidemiologist believes no-lockdown approach was winning strategy against COVID-19