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Mike Ryan, who is WHO’s head of crisis preparedness, has said that Sweden should consider recommending oral protection as a complement to other measures.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell responded to the statement with:
– We should take that with us and have a discussion about what it means. But each country must do what is best for the country and it is difficult for someone from another institution or level to make an evaluation.
The parties are careful about mouth protection.
Parliamentary parties have been careful to make oral protection a political issue. Jimmie Åkesson is the only one as of Tuesday who has said something clear so far. This summer, he said there is a need for recommendations on oral protection in places where congestion cannot be avoided, such as in public transport, says Swedish Radio and at the same time explains that both KD and M have now also adopted mouth protection.
The parties are now demanding that Prime Minister Stefan Löfven explain why Sweden does not recommend oral protection following the WHO recommendation.
– In Sweden, others point out that there is no support for it to work. I think the government should give its general picture of whether this would be good or not, says the leader of the party of the moderates, Ulf Kristersson, on Swedish radio and admits that it is a complicated issue.
Difficult assessment
– I think it’s difficult to judge. But the government must be able to collect all the different knowledge that exists now and give a clearer picture of the Swedish line, says Kristersson.
Mouth guards will be discussed at the party leaders meeting that Stefan Löfven convened next week.
TT reports that KD party leader Ebba Busch wrote to Stefan Löfven’s secretary of state about, among other things, mouth protection. According to TT, Ebba Busch relies on the letter that from a precautionary perspective and to raise awareness of the situation, it might be good to recommend everyone to wear a mouth guard.
Ebba Busch gives examples such as when people move between other people and on public transport.
Sweden makes a different assessment than much of the world.
