Thread by @DrNaderKHijazi1

@JamesTodaroMD Sorry but have to disagree with this argument. Nothing more important than how many people unnecessarily died from COVID-19:
Sweden: 5770 deaths (571 deaths /million)
Norway: 256 deaths (47 deaths /million)
Finland: 334 deaths (60 deaths /m)
Denmark: 621 deaths (107 deaths /m)

@JamesTodaroMD Benefits of delaying spread:
1. Part of flattening the curve and reducing healthcare burden, thus reducing mortality
2. Allows time to understand the disease and figure out what treatments work
3. Buys time to prepare the healthcare system with PPEs, Ventilators, etc

@JamesTodaroMD 4. Possibly finding a safe & effective vaccine (To be sure I am not advocating vaccines rushed by big pharma at warp speed without adequate research)
5. Avoiding peak with concomitant Influenza peak in March and April

@JamesTodaroMD 6. Dealing with a novel virus that we didn’t really know it’s full potential impact at that time

So it’s really hard to argue that Sweden is the poster child country for everyone to follow. Even they have regrets losing so many elderly loved ones

@JamesTodaroMD In Jordan 🇯🇴 we have the exact same population as Sweden (10 million) and believe it or not we only have 11 deaths so far (1 death per million!) because of early and tight lockdown that was implemented and allowed early reopening the country within, but not to the outside world.

@JamesTodaroMD Jordan 🇯🇴 ranks #142 worldwide in total number of cases. Sweden has 525 times our mortality rate.

@JamesTodaroMD This is a point you’ve repeatedly made that case-fatality rates have recently dropped, despite increasing cases. No one is sure of the reason behind that e.g. better management, warmer weather, more testing, etc

@JamesTodaroMD Otherwise keep up the good work 👍🏼

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