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Monday, Mar 01, 2021

Why Sweden’s anti-lockdown strategy did not work in the COVID-19 fight

Professor Dale Fisher tells reporter Liz Hayes that Sweden’s reliance on herd immunity clearly backfired, and highlights the countries that have done the best job in getting the COVID-19 spread under control.

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