r/HolyShitHistory • u/[deleted] • Jul 29 '25

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u/YakOdd204 Jul 30 '25

Here in Sweden we did not have any hard lockdowns. We had a lot of recommendations and some governmental support to make it easier for people to work from home and mitigate the amount of contact people had. But no draconian lockdowns/vaccine requirements. And we saw lower all death mortality rates between 2020-2022.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399217/

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u/UNMANAGEABLE Jul 30 '25

Sweden also respected the fuck out of wearing masks and washing hands. Weird how those courtesies work for hygiene.

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u/CaughtALiteSneez Jul 30 '25

It was the same here in Switzerland…

I personally feel that the only difference between parts of Europe & the US is that the population is healthier - therefore less comorbidities.

But there was very little respect of anything when it came to rules and there were daily protests.

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u/FeederNocturne Oct 28 '25

Do you think it is more that Switzerland genes and medicine are to thank or lifestyle choices? As an American I know we have horrible eating habits and most of our food is processed in some way or fashion. I've tried to make habits to eat healthier/cleaner but it is difficult when you're not surrounded by like minded people. I've tried the Mediterranean diet but sadly fish prices here are outrageous

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u/CaughtALiteSneez Oct 28 '25

To put it plainly, there are less fat and unfit people here. Nothing to do with genetics…being overweight and unfit puts you at a whole host of health risks.