Sweden has taken a controversially lax approach to curbing COVID-19. Instead of lockdowns, the government is suggesting social distancing guidelines. The Swedish population is overwhelmingly on board with their government's plan, even while many scientists say the country is not doing enough.

In this episode:

Nele Brusselaers (@NeleBrusselaers), an associate professor of clinical epidemiology at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden; Lynn Kamerlin (@kamerlinlab), a structural biology professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Peter Kasson (@kassonlab), an associate professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Marcus Carlsson (@MarcusMaths), a mathematician at Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Emil Bergholtz (@EmilBergholtz), a theoretical physics professor at Stockholm University, in Stockholm, Sweden; Christina Tallberg, the president of the Swedish National Pensioners’ Organisation, in Stockholm, Sweden; Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede (@PernillaWittung), a biology professor at Chalmers University, in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Sweden has taken a controversially lax approach to curbing COVID-19. Instead of lockdowns, the government is suggesting&nbsp;social&nbsp;distancing guidelines. The Swedish population is overwhelmingly on board with their government's plan, even while many scientists say the country is not doing enough.In this episode:Nele Brusselaers (<a href="https://twitter.com/NeleBrusselaers " target="_blank">@NeleBrusselaers</a>), an associate professor of clinical epidemiology at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden; Lynn Kamerlin (<a href="https://twitter.com/kamerlinlab " target="_blank">@kamerlinlab</a>), a structural biology professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Peter Kasson (<a href="https://twitter.com/kassonlab " target="_blank">@kassonlab</a>), an associate professor at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Marcus Carlsson (<a href="https://twitter.com/MarcusMaths " target="_blank">@MarcusMaths</a>), a mathematician at Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Emil Bergholtz (<a href="https://twitter.com/EmilBergholtz?s=20 " target="_blank">@EmilBergholtz</a>), a theoretical physics professor at Stockholm University, in Stockholm, Sweden; Christina Tallberg, the president of the Swedish National Pensioners’ Organisation, in Stockholm, Sweden; Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede (<a href="https://twitter.com/PernillaWittung" target="_blank">@PernillaWittung</a>), a biology professor at Chalmers University, in Gothenburg, Sweden.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thestream/2020/05/swedens-coronavirus-gamble-working-200504190148532.html" target="_blank">Could Sweden's risky coronavirus strategy work?</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/sweden-ambassador-stockholm-reach-herd-immunity-200427072044548.html" target="_blank">Sweden ambassador: Stockholm could reach herd immunity by May</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/sweden-avoids-full-lockdown-pm-insists-restrictions-continue-200420173945004.html" target="_blank">Sweden avoids full lockdown, but PM insists restrictions continue</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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